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Kuwait Stock Exchange First Quarter Report 2006

Date 26/04/2006

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 9,896.7 points at the end of March 2006, a decrease of 1,548.4 points from the closing value at the end of the previous 4th quarter. The weighted index reached 503.9 points at the end of March, a decrease of 58.34 points from the closing value at the end of the previous 4th quarter.

KCBT Approves "Side-By-Side" Trading - KCBT Directors Vote To Extend Electronic Trading Hours

Date 26/04/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade Board of Directors voted yesterday to extend the electronic trading hours of the hard red winter wheat futures contract.

HKEx: Grand Opening Of The Exchange Trading And Exhibition Hall Complex

Date 26/04/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited today (Wednesday) held a ceremony to mark the Grand Opening of the Exchange Trading and Exhibition Hall Complex. The event was officiated by the Honourable Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Exchange Exhibition Hall will open to the public starting from 15 May.

HKEx Voting Results At The 2006 Annual General Meeting And Changes In Directorate

Date 26/04/2006

At the Annual General Meeting of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) held on 26 April 2006 (“AGM”), a poll was demanded by the Chairman for voting on all proposed resolutions, as set out in the notice of annual general meeting dated 28 March 2006 (“AGM Notice”).

FTSE Global Markets Issue 13 Now Available

Date 26/04/2006

Comments On NYSE Rulemaking: Self-Regulatory Organizations - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - Notice Of Filing Of Proposed Rule Change And Amendment No. 1 Thereto To Rules 104 (“Dealings By Specialists”) And 123E (“Specialist Combination Review Policy”) To

Date 26/04/2006

Click here to view comments by Junius W. Peake, Monfort Distinguished Professor of Finance, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. Click here to view comments by George Rutherfurd, Consultant, Chicago, IL

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Shareholders Elect Ten Individuals To Board Of Directors

Date 26/04/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today announced the election results from its annual meeting. Shareholders elected ten directors to two-year terms expiring in 2008.

CBOT To List Agricultural Futures Contracts On Its Electronic Trading Platform During Daytime Trading Hours - Creates Greater Opportunities To Trade CBOT Benchmark Agricultural Products And Leverages CBOT’s Robust Electronic Trading Platform

Date 26/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that it is increasing global access to its benchmark Agricultural products by offering trading of CBOT Agricultural futures contracts on its electronic trading platform during daytime trading hours.

Catena Is Ready For Listing On The Nordic Exchange In Stockholm

Date 26/04/2006

As of today, Catena will be listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O List. Catena will be the tenth company to join the Nordic Exchange this year.

Bursa Malaysia Announces Margin Rates And Business Rule Amendments In Relation To Single Stock Futures

Date 26/04/2006

Bursa Malaysia today announced further details in relation to margin rates and its business rules in preparation for the launch of Single Stock Futures (SSF) on 28th April 2006.