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New York Mercantile Exchange To List Five New York Gasoline Harbor Blendstock Swap Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 21/04/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will list five new New York Harbor gasoline blendstock swap futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® on April 23 for trade date of April 24.

New York Mercantile Exchange Announces Specifications For New York Gasoline Harbor Blendstock Swap Futures Contracts

Date 21/04/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced position accountability levels, expiration position limits, and large trader reporting requirements for the five new New York Harbor blendstock (RBOB) swap futures contracts that begin trading on NYMEX ClearPort® on April 23 for trade date April 24.

NASDAQ Plans Common Stock Offering

Date 21/04/2006

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that it plans to offer 18.5 million shares of its common stock. In addition, NASDAQ intends to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2.775 million shares.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 21/04/2006

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KCBT Sells Membership For $200,000 - New Record Tops Previous One Of $192,000 Set Only A Week Ago

Date 21/04/2006

A Kansas City Board of Trade membership sold for a record-breaking $200,000 yesterday, April 20, topping the previous record of $192,000 that was set on April 12 of this year.

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics

Date 21/04/2006

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report Updated: 21 April 2006

Gold And Silver Prices Fall Sharply On Profit Taking - Traded Volume On DGCX Soars To Its Highest Ever Level

Date 21/04/2006

DGCX today recorded its highest ever volumes since inception - surpassing the earlier record of 4521 contracts registered on April 7th 2006. A total of 4956 contracts were traded today amidst a sharp correction in the prices. The precious metal prices finally broke their winning streak as they fell sharply today on profit taking. The pull back came later in the day after Gold prices registered yet another new 25-year peak. Silver prices also touched their highest levels after 1981 before falling

Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Changes To The S&P/CITIC 300 Index Constituents

Date 21/04/2006

As announced on November 28th 2005, the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) annual structural review will be implemented after the close of business on Friday April 28, 2006. Details of the restructure are available at Standard & Poor’s website at www.gics.standardandpoors.com. To coincide with the changes being made as part of the GICS review, S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following GICS changes to constituents of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index. The changes wi

First Index-Linked Bond Issued In Spain - AIAF To List An Indexed Debenture Pegged To The RPI

Date 21/04/2006

AIAF has listed a bond issue from Caixa Catalunya with interest rate link to December’s interannual variation rate of the Spanish Retail Price Index (RPI). This is the first issue of this type listed on the Spanish Corporate Debt market. The issue has a total volume of 110,000,000 euros with a unitary nominal of 100,000 euros. The disbursement took on March 21, 2006 and the maturity date is March 21, 2021.

Eurex To Introduce Weekly Options On 24 April - Weekly Options Offer New Trading Opportunities For Market Participants

Date 21/04/2006

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, will become the first European exchange to introduce weekly options on 24 April. Weekly options, or options with weekly instead of monthly expiration dates, will be introduced on the benchmark indexes DAX®, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50® and SMI. Eurex weekly options will increase flexibility by providing market participants with an efficient means to trade immediately ahead of the publication of key economic data.