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KCBT Sets Two New Records - Kansas City Board Of Trade Sets New Volume & Membership Sale Records

Date 27/02/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade set two new records on Friday: a single-day wheat futures volume record and an all-time high selling price for a KCBT membership.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 24 February 2006

Date 27/02/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
HKEx Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 27/02/2006

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 1 March 2006 (Wednesday), Agile Property Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 3383) and Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd (Stock Code: 489) will be added to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico S.A. De C.V., Mexico’s Largest Airport Operator Lists On The NYSE - 89th Latin American Company Listed On The NYSE

Date 27/02/2006

2nd Latin American company to list on the NYSE in 2006 17 NYSE listings from Mexico Average daily volume of NYSE-listed Latin American corporation reached 38.1million shares in Jan. 2006, up 38 % from 27.7 million shares in 2005
February 2006 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.81% Gain In February, E

Date 27/02/2006

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.81% in February, closing at 11061.85. Stock market indexes in Europe rose, while Asia and globally indexes were down in February, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.

DIFX Selects FTSE Group As Index Partner

Date 27/02/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award winning global index provider and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) have signed an agreement to develop a range of conventional and Shariah compliant equity indices. These indices are intended to become chosen benchmarks for the performance of all significant Middle Eastern markets including the DIFX and specific markets of interest to DIFX participants.
Deutsche Börse: Vivacon To Replace Degussa In MDAX From March 1 - Thielert To Replace Vivacon In SDAX - Degussa Free Float Falls Below 5 Percent

Date 27/02/2006

With effect from March 1, Vivacon AG will be included in the MDAX® index as part of an unscheduled amendment to its composition, replacing Degussa. Degussa's free float has fallen to below five percent; Degussa therefore no longer meets the requirements for MDAX inclusion.
Danske Bank Became A Member Of The Baltic Stock Exchanges

Date 27/02/2006

The management boards of Tallinn Stock Exchange, Riga Stock Exchange and Vilnius Stock Exchange approved the membership application and granted membership to A/S Danske Bank as of February 27, 2006.
Chairman Christopher Cox Appoints SEC Veteran John Nester Director of Public Affairs

Date 27/02/2006

Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that Acting Director of Communications John Nester will become Director of the Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Options Make Successful Debut; Nearly 10,000 Contracts Trade On First Day

Date 27/02/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that volume for the first day of trading of options on the CBOE Volatility Index, "VIX" (options ticker symbol VIX), on Friday, February 24, 2006, totaled 9,423 contracts (4,328 calls and 5,095 puts).