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WCE Volume Substantially Higher Than A Year Ago

Date 02/05/2006

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") total volume of trade for April 2006 is up 72% from the same month a year ago at 249,395 contracts. This is the second highest level of trade for April. The highest volume of trade recorded for the month of April was in 2001 when 303,977 contracts were traded.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Activity Of The First European TOPIX-ETF

Date 02/05/2006

As previously announced through the TSE News, the first and only Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in Europe based on TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) was listed on a leading pan-European exchange, Euronext Paris, on November 17, 2005. The new ETF is developed and managed by one of the major companies in European ETF industries, Lyxor Asset Management (a wholly owned subsidiary of Societe Generale), and is traded in Euro denominations under the name ''LYXOR ETF JAPAN (TOPIX)''.
The MICEX Stock Exchange’s General Meeting Of Stockholders Decides To Pay Over 9.7 Million Rubles Worth Of Dividends

Date 02/05/2006

The general meeting of stockholders of the MICEX Stock Exchange, held 27 April 2006, considered the results of the Exchange’s work in 2005. The meeting elected the Board and the Auditing Committee. According to the MICEX President Alexander Potemkin, the MICEX Stock Exchange succeeded in transferring the full amount of liquidity of the MICEX stock market to the new floor. The MICEX SE’s successful performance of the task of the first year of its work proves that the idea to create a specialized
The General Meeting Of Stockholders Of The MICEX Settlement House Sums Up The Results Of Its Work In 2005

Date 02/05/2006

The annual general meeting of stockholders of the MICEX Settlement House, held 28 April 2006, considered the main results of the MICEX SH’s work in 2005. Over the last year, the MICEX SH’s authorized capital increased by 241.5 million rubles and on 01.01.2006 amounted to 255.0 million rubles. The meeting elected the Supervisory Council and the Auditing Committee and decided to use the profit earned in 2005 for the MICEX SH’s further development.
Thai Bourse Launches Total Return Index

Date 02/05/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) produced its Total Return Index (TRI) to assess total returns from investing in SET-listed securities. It will be useful for making investment decisions and for appraising funds and fund management, and will be distributed via the SET website, www.set.or.th, from May 2 onwards.

Sydney Futures Exchange 2006 Annual General Meeting - Addresses By The Chairman, Mr Rick Holliday-Smith And The Managing Director, Mr Robert Elstone

Date 02/05/2006

Click here to read the addresses by the Chairman of SFE Corporation Limited, Rick Holliday-Smith and the Managing Director Mr Robert Elstone, to the 2006 Annual General Meeting held in Sydney on 2 May 2006.
Standard & Poor's Reports April Index Returns

Date 02/05/2006

Click here to download Standard & Poor's April index returns.
Share Changes For Nokia Oyj And Vestas Wind Systems In The S&P European Indices

Date 02/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 4 May 2006: Nokia Oyj (Finland, SEDOL: 5902941, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45201020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, shares will change to 4,092,424,442. This is following the cancellation of shares held by the company. Vestas Wind Systems
Share Change For Nokia Oyj In The S&P Global 100 Index

Date 02/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 4 May 2006: Nokia Oyj (Finland, SEDOL: 5902941, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45201020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, shares will change to 4,092,424,442. This is following the cancellation of shares held by the company.
SGX Partners With Baltic Exchange For Forward Freight Agreements

Date 02/05/2006

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Baltic Exchange whereby the Baltic Exchange will provide its benchmark prices for the settlement of Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) for dry bulk and wet tanker dirty routes cleared on SGX OTC Clearing. It will also provide its forward curve price assessments to facilitate accurate margin calculation.