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Final Cash Offers By Nightingale Acquisition Limited (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.) For The Entire Issued And To Be Issued Share Capital Of London Stock Exchange Group Plc - Final Extension Of Final Offers

Date 26/01/2007

The Board of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) announces that its Final Offers for London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSE”) have been extended and will remain open for acceptance until 1.00 p.m. (London time) on Saturday 10 February 2007, being the last time and possible date allowed under the Code. No further extension will be possible unless the Final Offers are unconditional as to acceptances at that time *.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 26/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas, Henry Hub swap and penultimate swap, natural gas penultimate and last day financial, and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts, effective at the close of business on January 29.

UK's Financial Services Authority: Deadline Met For Transposing MiFID Rules

Date 26/01/2007

The Financial Services Authority today published a Policy Statement and Handbook text that finalises its transposition of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) for FSA-regulated firms and markets by the EU deadline of 31 January 2007.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 26/01/2007

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Final Cash Offers* By Nightingale Acquisition Limited(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.) For The Entire Issued And To Be Issued Share Capital Of London Stock Exchange Group Plc - Withdrawal Of Scope To Revise The Final Offers In T

Date 26/01/2007

The Board of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") announces that it has not been contacted by the Board of London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSE") with respect to a recommended transaction. In NASDAQ's view, there is now insufficient time to effect any revision of the Final Offers via constructive dialogue with LSE and an LSE Board recommendation by the deadline of midnight (London time) on Saturday 27 January 2007. Accordingly, NASDAQ announces that the Final Offers can no longer be rev

Record Turnover On OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 26/01/2007

Yesterday, OMX Nordic Exchange reached an all time high and a record was achieved regarding share turnover.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Conducts Online Surveys On Information Disclosure System

Date 26/01/2007

To further collect investors' opinions on listed companies' content disclosure so as to improve the information disclosure system, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will, from today to January 31, make among the investors and listed companies two surveys on content disclosure of the semi-annual report abstracts and the quarterly reports, respectively. The surveys for investors will be conducted on the SSE external website (

David Harris Named President Of CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX)

Date 25/01/2007

The CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (CBSX) announced today that David Harris, a 17-year veteran of the financial industry, has been named President of the new CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX). CBSX is scheduled to launch on March 5, 2007, in conjunction with the rescheduling of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation NMS (Reg NMS) Trading Phase Compliance date.

CBOT Fed Watch - January 25 Market Close

Date 25/01/2007

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 31, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

Standard & Poor's Announces The S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Rebalancing Report For January 2007

Date 25/01/2007

Standard & Poor's has completed the monthly rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index. According to index methodology, the universe of Canadian bonds is exhaustively reviewed to reflect changes in par amount and term to existing index constituents. Qualifying new issues are added to the index and existing constituents that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion are removed.