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Two-Minute Silence In The ICEX Trading System

Date 14/07/2005

Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) will today, 14 July, join other European exchanges in observing a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for victims of the London terrorist attack last week. The silence will start at 11:00am Icelandic time or at the same time as at the other exchanges.
Two Minutes Silence On 14 July At 1 p.m. CEST: Deutsche Börse Group Commemorates The Victims Of The Terror Attacks In London.

Date 14/07/2005

Deutsche Börse, Eurex and Clearstream will participate in Thursday's two minute silence announced by the British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Lord Mayor of London. Deutsche Börse Group has also requested market participants to take part in the commemoration. Markets will remain open.
Treatment Of The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (NY) And Shell Transport & Trading Company (ADR) Merger In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 14/07/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 19, 2005: Royal Dutch Shell A Shares (ADR) (Great Britain, NYSE: RDS.A WI, CUSIP: 780259206) will replace Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (NY) (Netherlands, NYSE: RD, CUSIP: 780257804, Sedol: 2016748) in the S&P ADR Index following the unification of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company with Shell Transport & Trading Company to form Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Royal Dutch Petroleum Com
The Spanish Stock Exchange To Observe Two Minutes Silence

Date 14/07/2005

The Spanish Stock Exchange, at the request of the Spanish and the British Governments, the Mayor of London and the Federation of European Stock Exchanges (FESE) and in coordination with the rest of the European stock markets, has agreed to observe two minutes’ silence tomorrow, 14 July 2005 at 13:00 CET, in remembrance of the victims of the London blast and in solidarity with their families.
The Borsa Italiana Group To Observe Two Minutes Of Silence Today, July 14 At 12 Am CET To Commemorate The Victims Of The London Terrorist Attacks

Date 14/07/2005

Borsa Italiana, Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia, Monte Titoli as well as Borsa Italiana Group subsidiaries will observe two minutes of silence today Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 12 am CET to commemorate the victims of the London terrorist attacks.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to the S&P Global 100 Index

Date 14/07/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Global 100 Index effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 19, 2005. Upon completion of the unification Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport & Trading plc, the company (Royal Dutch Shell) will be represented by two separate securities in the Global 100 index: Royal Dutch Shell A Shares (United Kingdom, sedol = B03MLX2) and Royal Dutch Shell B Shares (United Kingdom, sedol = B03MM40). This change
Standard & Poor’s Changes The S&P/MIB Index Methodology

Date 14/07/2005

Standard & Poor’s announces the following amendments to the S&P/MIB methodology effective immediately. The changes will minimize small intra-quarter changes to attenuate the costs of trading and increase the S&P/MIB’s usability.
Royal Dutch Shell A Shares Will Replace Royal Dutch Petroleum Company And Royal Dutch Shell B Shares Will Replace Shell Transport & Trading Company In The S&P European Indices

Date 14/07/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Europe Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom Indices effective at the close of trading Tuesday, July 19, 2005: Royal Dutch Shell A shares (United Kingdom, SEDOL B03MLX2, GICS: Energy, GICS Code: 10102010) will replace Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Netherlands, SEDOL 5202704) in the S&P Europe 350 index and will be added to the S&P United Kingdom index, after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 19, 20
Program Trading Averaged 55.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 5-8

Date 14/07/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for July 5-8.
NYSE Says SEC Proposal Will Make Bond Market More Transparent To Investing Public

Date 14/07/2005

Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed allowing NYSE members and member organizations to trade certain unregistered debt securities on the Exchange’s Automated Bond System® (ABS®). Under the proposal, an exemption from the provisions of section 12(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the NYSE could add a substantial number of existing bonds to ABS, making the benefits of real-time quote and price transparency available to the bond investing public.