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December 2006 Preliminary IPO Report - A Monthly Report From STOXX Ltd. On European Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

Date 27/12/2006

Based on the close of trading on December 22, in December 2006, 38 companies went public in Europe, out of which seven companies were added to the Dow Jones STOXX IPO Indexes.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Sets 2 New Open Interest Records

Date 27/12/2006

The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) announced that it sets 2 new records in today's trading. Top open interest record of corn futures climbed to 1,724,356 contracts and eclipsing the prior record of 1,685,446 contracts set on December 22, 2006. Top total open interest record climbed to 2,431,080 contracts and eclipsing the prior record of 2,402,598 contracts set on November 21, 2006.

Four Indices To Be Launched, China Securities Index (CSI) Scale Indices System Completed

Date 27/12/2006

Based on the Shanghai Shenzhen 300 Index (SHSE-SZSE300 Index), the serial Scale Indices, finalized recently by China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI), will be launched officially on January 15, 2007. The four new indices, including the China Securities 200 Index (CSI200), the China Securities 500 Index (CSI500), the China Securities 700 Index (CSI700) and the China Securities 800 Index (CSI800), together with the SHSE-SZSE300 Index and the China Securities 100 Index (CSI100), constitute the C

The 100th Company Joins The Shenzhen Stock Exchange SME Board

Date 27/12/2006

With two new companies coming to the market, the Small and Medium Enterprises Board hosted a total of 100 companies on 26th December 2006. Since its inception in June 2004, this market, targeting smaller companies eligible for main board listing standards, has acquired a free market capitalization of RMB70 billion (US$9 billion).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limit And Margin For January 2007

Date 27/12/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Eight New Options On Wednesday, December 27

Date 26/12/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading eight new options beginning Wednesday, December 27. The following options have been allocated to Group One Ltd.: Builders FirstSource, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UWH/BLDR) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, May and August. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts. Cash America International, Inc. (option/stock symbol:

Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire - December 25, 2006

Date 26/12/2006

Click here to download the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire for December 25, 2006.

Norilsk Nickel Parameters Change In The MICEX Index

Date 26/12/2006

MICEX Stock Exchange has made the following changes in the MICEX Index after the close of trading on Monday, December 25, 2006. Norilsk Nickel 4-th and 5-th issues have been substituted with new issue which will trade under the GMNK ticker symbol. The company’s Free Float has been changed from 0.38 to 0.27. As a result Norilsk Nickel, a member of MICEX Index will decrease its index shares from 81,284,235 to 51,469,491.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Introduction Of Non-Auction Large Block Trading System For Equity Options

Date 26/12/2006

Based on the recent increase in trading volume of Equity Options, Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) has decided to introduce Non-Auction Large Block Trading System for Equity Options, in order for institutional investors, etc. to conduct large block trading for Equity Options while avoiding a market impact.

Chinese Listed Companies Not Implementing The Share Reform To Be Differentiated

Date 26/12/2006

It is recently learned from relevant authorities that the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) plan to take special institutional arrangements for the companies without the equity division reform. This is to further speed up the process of ending the equity division reform for a comprehensive settlement of the issue as early as possible. The special arrangements include the trading limit of 5%, elimination from index constituents and adopting of special auction