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HKEx: Admission Of Country Garden Holdings Company Limited To List Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 22/05/2007

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 29 May 2007 (Tuesday), Country Garden Holdings Company Limited (Stock code: 2007) will be admitted to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.
FTSE Launches FTSE4good Environmental - Leaders Europe 40 Index For New EIB Bond Issue

Date 22/05/2007

Financial services companies have emerged as European leaders in managing environmental risks, according to a new index, launched by global index company FTSE Group today. The FTSE4Good Environmental Leaders Europe 40 Index contains high scoring large and mid cap companies and is aimed at investors who are concerned about environmental risk in their portfolios. The index has been embraced by the investment community, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) has today announced its plan to issu
Ad Hoc Publicity: SWX Swiss Exchange Initiates Investigation Of Meyer Burger Technology AG

Date 22/05/2007

The SWX Swiss Exchange has initiated a formal investigation of Meyer Burger Technology AG regarding a possible violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules and the Directive on Ad hoc Publicity. The preliminary investigation conducted by the SWX has revealed that, in connection with the company’s media release dated 30 March 2007 concerning the acquisition of a strategically important customer in China, there may have been a violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules and the Directive on Ad hoc P
Clearstream Offers Settlement And Custody For Cypriot Domestic Securities - Clearstream’s Global Network For Customers Reaches 44 Markets

Date 22/05/2007

Clearstream, the international central securities depository (ICSD) within the Deutsche Börse Group, will offer settlement and custody service for Cypriot domestic securities as of May 29.
Euronext 1st Quarter 2007 Results: Record Operating Income: €144.6m, Up 31.7%

Date 22/05/2007

Revenues increased by 15.6% versus Q1 2006 to €310.1m Costs stable when excluding corporate deal costs and change in scope of consolidation EBITA amounts to €144.6m, up 31.7% from Q1 2006 EBITA margin progresses strongly, to 46.6% (versus 40.9% in Q1 2006) Net Profit of €99.4m

SFE Australian Electricity Futures And Options: Face Value Of Open Interest Reaches $6,055,000,000 approx.

Date 22/05/2007

As of COB 21st May 2007 the face value of Open Interest in the d-cypha SFE Australian Electricity Futures and Options contracts has risen above $6 billion. The increase in open contracts combined with significant price rises has seen robust growth in the face value of the open positions. This value has risen by $3.9 billion since the beginning of January 2007 which represents a 182% increase in 5 months.
Ibovespa Closes May 21 Up 0.66% At 52,423 Points

Date 21/05/2007

The Ibovespa Stock Index ended the day up 0.66% at 52,423 points, the highest close since May 18, when it reached 52,077 points.
American Stock Exchange Reports An Increase In Short Interest

Date 21/05/2007

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 942,681,515 shares as of the May 15, 2007 settlement date, an increase of 76,847,608 from the 865,833,907 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-April. The May figure represents trades through May 10, 2007.
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Friday, May 18

Date 21/05/2007

Daily: Exchange - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 10,415,014 May 18, 2007 Old Record: 10,399,576 May 17, 2007 Daily: Financial - Futures and Options Open Interest Record New Record: 12,708,301 May 18, 2007 Old Record: 12,548,244 May 23, 2006 Daily: Financial - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 7,515,163 May 18, 2007 Old Record: 7,489,638 May 17, 2007
Transposing MiFID Into The AMF General Regulation

Date 21/05/2007

The executive order dated 15 May 2007, approving the amendments to the General Regulation of the French securities regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 16 May 2007. The new measures concern Book III (Investment Service Providers) and Book V (Market Infrastructures). They transpose the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), and, in accordance with the directive, will take effect on 1 November 2007.