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British Energy Group Plc replaces BAA In The S&P European Indices

Date 03/07/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Wednesday 5th July 2006: British Energy Group Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B04QKW5, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010) will replace BAA (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0067340, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20305010) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices. BAA is being deleted from the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom i

Baltic Bulletins Published

Date 03/07/2006

Baltic stock exchanges in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius publish Baltic Monthly Statistical bulletins on-line. The bulletins include main statistics of the Baltic securities market. The bulletins is available at www.omxgroup.com/balticmarket/bulletins and appear every first working day of the month.

Aabar Sukuk Limited Lists $460 Million Sukuk On DIFX

Date 03/07/2006

Aabar Sukuk Limited on June 30 listed a $460 million Sukuk al-Mudarabah (the “Sukuk”) on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). Aabar Sukuk Limited was created by Aabar Petroleum Investment Company PJSC (“Aabar”), which will use the capital raised for ongoing development of its business.

ICEX News & Views Volume 6, Issue 15: iSEC, A New Equity Market Opens For Trading 3 July

Date 01/07/2006

In this issue: iSEC, a new equity market for small and mid cap companies opens for trading 3 July Hampidjan Admitted to Trading on iSEC New regulations on the preparation and publication of prospectuses.

XMTCH (Lux) On MSCI Emerging Markets – The New Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 30/06/2006

A new product has been listed in the Exchange Traded Funds segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange, taking the total to 51 ETFs. The new fund is XMTCH (Lux) on MSCI Emerging Markets of Credit Suisse on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The trading currency is USD.

Wiener Börse And Banja Luka Stock Exchange Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 30/06/2006

Only one day after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Montenegro Stock Exchange, the management board members of Wiener Börse, Michael Buhl and Heinrich Schaller, signed a cooperation agreement with the Banja Luka Stock Exchange. The Banja Luka Stock Exchange is already the seventh exchange from Southeast Europe after Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia, Sarajevo and Montenegro to sign an agreement with Wiener Börse.

UK's PLUS Adds New Market Participants And Extends Reach - Stock Coverage Extending Into The FTSE 250 Following Early Success - Bloomberg Carrying PLUS Data - New Market Maker And Brokers Joining The Service

Date 30/06/2006

PLUS Markets Group plc today extends its stock coverage to include 50 of the constituents of the FTSE 250, in response to customer demand. This brings the total number of securities traded on PLUS to over 800, comprising over 670 small and mid-caps quoted elsewhere in London and some 160 companies quoted on its own primary market (currently known as Ofex, soon to be known as PLUS).

Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Penalty On H.S. Securities Co., Ltd.

Date 30/06/2006

TSE imposed a censure penalty on H.S. Securities Co., Ltd. ("HS Securities") as the company was deemed not to have a sufficient trade management system for the prevention of a series of transactions deliberately made to form an artificial market price which does not reflect the actual situation.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limit And Margin For July 2006

Date 30/06/2006

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in July 2006 are as follows: (Unit: JPY) Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2

The Financial Services Agency Of Japan And The Securities And Exchange Commission Of The United States Held The "High-Level Dialogue"

Date 30/06/2006

On June 26, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (''FSA'') and the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (''SEC'') held their second regular high-level bilateral dialogues (''Dialogue'') in Washington D.C. The FSA Commissioner Gomi and the SEC Chairman Cox participated in the Dialogue, together with other high-level staffs from both organizations. (Note) Th