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BOVESPA And FIESP Introduce INDX – Industrial Sector Index

Date 04/07/2006

On July 3rd, BOVESPA and the Industry Federation of São Paulo (FIESP) launched the INDX – Industrial Sector Index. This new index is the result from a partnership between FIESP and BOVESPA, and has been designed to measure the performance of the most significant stocks of the industrial sector – an important segment in the Brazilian economy.

BME Chooses IT Deusto To Implement A Global Training Programme -This Employee Training Scheme For 2006 Is The First Integral Programme Carried Out For All 20 BME Companies - It Is Intended To Suit The Specific Needs In Each Company

Date 04/07/2006

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) has chosen Spanish IT company IT Deusto to advise it in such matters as the design, implementation and development of an in-house training programme for over 690 staff nationwide.

BM&F Reduces Costs Of Dollar And Ibovespa Futures Contracts

Date 04/07/2006

BM&F has reduced the costs of both Ibovespa and Dollar futures contracts. For the Ibovespa contract, the exchange, registration, and permanence fees were reduced by 50%. The Dollar contract had its exchange fee cut by 10%. The measure went into effect on July 3rd, in accordance to Circular Letter 077/2005, which is available online in Portuguese (h

ASX/SFE Announcement - Calculation Of Cash and Share Alternative

Date 04/07/2006

On 27 March 2006, SFE Corporation Limited (“SFE”) and Australian Stock Exchange Limited (“ASX”) announced the terms for the proposed merger of their businesses via a scheme of arrangement.

ASX Markets Supervision Finalised

Date 04/07/2006

The composition of ASX Markets Supervision has been finalised with the appointment of Mr Peter Jollie to the board overseeing all ASX supervisory operations.

ASX Launches Intra-Day Corporate Action Service - Corporate Action Data To Be Delivered Via SWIFTNet In ISO 15022 Format

Date 04/07/2006

Recent years have seen a strong growth in the number and complexity of corporate actions, such as rights issues, bonus issues, dividends and other payments. This has placed increasing levels of pressure upon asset administrators and managers, with many relying on manual, time-consuming processes. As a result, the costs and risks that are borne by these parties are higher than ever.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: July Review Of Constituents Of TOPIX New Index Series

Date 03/07/2006

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will make changes to the constituents of the TOPIX New Index Series and the Size-based TOPIX Sub-indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday, July 28, 2006.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For June 2006 Contract

Date 03/07/2006

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for June 2006 contract is 47,360 yen. On the last trading day, trading for June contract is only settled by offsetting current positions by resale or repurchase based on this final settlement price. Please also note that on the last trading day, only market orders are accepted.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded € 531.84 Bn In First Half, 25% Up On 2005

Date 03/07/2006

In June, equity Trading volume on the SIBE platform came in at € 93.25 bn, 23% up on the same month last year. The outstanding balance on AIAF in June exceeded € 500 bn for the first time. In June, IBEX 35 Futures increased 40% on the year, with 569,569 contracts and Mini IBEX Futures grew by 106%, with 169,298 contracts. Trading volume in new issues on SENAF exceeded that posted in June by 85%.

The Nordic Exchange Welcomes Axlon To First North

Date 03/07/2006

On First North in Sweden, trading in Axlon shares will commence today. Including Axlon, First North now comprises 58 companies in Sweden and Denmark.