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ASX Refocusses And Simplifies Pricing Structure - Aims To Attract Global Order Flow - Adopting Predominantly Value-Based Pricing

Date 14/12/2005

ASX has conducted a review of its pricing structure for trading, clearing and settlement. This review is now complete.
Wiener Börse: International Index Comparison: Year-End 2000 - November 2005

Date 13/12/2005

In November, stock markets developed quite divergently. The month of November went well for the ATX, which climbed to an all-time high again of 3,500 points. The indices SMI and DAX succeeded in reducing their long-term performance losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also improved. At 10,800 points, the leading American index nearly hit the level it had had at the end of 2000. A declining tendency prevailed for the other indices in the past few weeks.
TSX Group -- Christmas Holiday Closures

Date 13/12/2005

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will have regular business hours on Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 2005. The exchanges will be closed on Monday, December 26th, Tuesday, December 27th and Monday, January 2, 2006.
TSX Group - Christmas Holiday Closures

Date 13/12/2005

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will have regular business hours on Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 2005.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Change Of TOPIX Methodology For Merger, Stock-Swap, And Other Revisions

Date 13/12/2005

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced today that it will change the index methodology for mergers and stock-swaps conducted among companies included in TOPIX, and that it will change dividend treatment in calculating the total return index. TSE also commented on the Free-Float Weight (FFW) calculation, second phase of which is to be introduced in February next year. The details are as attached:

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Extraordinary Margins On Platinum

Date 13/12/2005

At the Precious Metals Market Management Committee held on December 12, 2005, the decisions were made to impose Extraordinary Margins for existing and newly established positions on Dec 15 in the platinum market for the time being, if last prices for the platinum on Dec 13 reach the upper price limit (JPY 135 above the previous day's settlement price) for three contract months or more.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Extraordinary Margins On Gold And Gold Options

Date 13/12/2005

At the Precious Metals Market Management Committee held on December 12, 2005, the decisions were made to impose Extraordinary Margins for existing and newly established positions in the gold market on December 14 for all the contract months.
The SET Waives Fee For The Agricultural Futures Exchange

Date 13/12/2005

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Board of Governors approved technical assistance to the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET), and waived its fees for such aid.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/12/2005

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 13, 2005: Erdene Gold Inc. (TSXVN:ERD) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the same ticker symbol. BPI Industries Inc. (TSXVN:BPR) will be removed from the index. The company is being delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange but it will continue to be listed on AMEX under the name BPI Energy Inc. and
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 13/12/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective after the close of business on Friday, December 16, 2005: