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New Trading Records In Cairo And Alexandria Stock Exchanges (CASE) At The End Of September 2005

Date 29/09/2005

The market witnessed a robust performance at the end of September, recording a trading value of LE 844.6 million and a trading volume of 20.6 million shares.

NASD: Edward D. Jones Fined $300,000 For Failing to Disclose Municipal Bond Yields On Confirmations To Customers - Failures Involved More Than 86,000 Transactions Totaling More Than $1.6 Billion

Date 29/09/2005

NASD announced today that it has censured and fined Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. $300,000 for failing to disclose the yield to maturity on transaction confirmations issued to customers who sold municipal securities. The failures occurred in more than 86,000 transactions in the period from January 2003 to April 2004, involving total sales of over $1 billion. The firm was also charged with failing to establish a supervisory system and procedures designed to detect this failure.

Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 28 September 2005

Date 29/09/2005

At its meeting Wednesday, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Bergesen Worldwide GAS, Bluewater Insurance, Powel, Biotec Pharmacon and Cermaq to listing on Oslo Børs.

London Stock Exchange Pre-Close Period Update

Date 29/09/2005

Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to the five months ended 31 August 2005 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year.London Stock Exchange plc (“the Exchange”) today issued a routine update ahead of the close period relating to the six months ending 30 September 2005.In summary, the Exchange has made a very strong start to the financial year, benefiting from good momentum in all core business areas:Total new issues up almost 50 pe

Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Transfer Of GRVG, IEKG, KRKG, MELR, MER, And PETG Shares Onto Prime Market

Date 29/09/2005

On 28 September 2005, the Stock Exchange Management Board adopted the decision that the following shares be transferred onto the Ljubljana Stock Exchange prime market on 3 October 2005:

KCBT Lowers HRW Wheat Margin Requirements

Date 29/09/2005

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of decreased market volatility and are as follows:

Interhyp Goes Public On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Date 29/09/2005

Interhyp AG ISIN DE0005121701

Iceland Stock Exchange: Burdaras Removed From The ICEX -15 Index

Date 29/09/2005

Burdaras will not be in the ICEX-15 Index as of tomorrow, 30 September, due to the company´s merger with, on the one hand, Landsbanki Islands hf. and, on the other hand, Straumur Investment Bank hf.. These companies have now acquired more than 90% of Burdaras hf.

Centrosolar Starts Trading In The Regulated Unofficial Market At The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Date 29/09/2005

Centrosolar AG ISIN DE0005148506

Ari Gabinet, District Administrator Of The SEC's Philadelphia Office, To Leave The Commission

Date 29/09/2005

Ari Gabinet, District Administrator of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Philadelphia District Office, announced today that he will leave the Commission at the end of October to head the securities regulation group at the Vanguard Group, Inc.