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The MICEX Index Now Includes Shares In Gazprom And Some Other Issuers’ Securities

Date 15/03/2006

As of this day, the basket of securities comprising the MICEX Index will include common shares in Gazprom, Mobile TeleSystems, Uralsvyazinform, RBK Information Systems as well as preference shares in Transneft. Preference shares in AvtoVAZ, preference shares in Rostelecom, preference shares in Tatneft and common shares in YUKOS have been excluded from the MICEX Index. In accordance with the revised calculation methodology, the maximum weight of each security in the MICEX Index will not exceed 15
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P Latin America 40, And S&P/ASX 50 Indices

Date 15/03/2006

Standard & Poor's, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will update the shares outstanding for several constituents of the S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P ASX/50, and S&P Latin America 40 Indices. These changes as well as an Investible Weight Factor (IWF) update for the S&P/ASX 50 Index will become effective after the close of business Friday, March 17, 2006.
OMX’s Baltic Exchanges Launch The Baltic Market Awards

Date 15/03/2006

Today OMX’s exchanges in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius launch The Baltic Market Awards. The annual contest will identify and rank the best Baltic market participants. The contest runs during 2006 and assesses all listed Main and I-list Baltic companies’ investor relations and member trading activities. The winners are awarded at a prize ceremony held at the end of the year.
NYSE: Composite Index Sets New Closing High

Date 15/03/2006

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® (NYA)closed at a new high of 8236. 69. The previous closing high for the NYA was 8197.60 on March 14.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Two Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 15/03/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that it will change margins for two of its financially settled electricity futures contracts, at the close of business tomorrow.

NYMEX To Change Margins For The RBOB Gasoline Futures Contracts

Date 15/03/2006

The New York Margins for the first month of the New York Harbor gasoline blendstock futures contract will increase to Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that it will change margins for the New York Harbor gasoline blendstock (RBOB) futures contract, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Gasoline And Related Futures Contracts

Date 15/03/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that it will change margins for the unleaded gasoline, NYMEX miNY(TM) gasoline, and New York Harbor gasoline calendar swap futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
New Records Set On The Sydney Futures Exchange

Date 15/03/2006

Sydney Futures Exchange experienced record daily trading volumes yesterday, with individual records also set for a number of its benchmark contracts. A total of 1,200,398 contracts were traded, up 23% from the previous exchange record of 972,781 contracts set on 14 June 2005 , whilst the SFE SPI 200 Equity Index Future, SFE 10 Year Australian Treasury Bond Futures, the SFE 3 Year Treasury Bond Options also achieved new individual contract records.<
New Gold-Based Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 15/03/2006

A new product has been listed in the Exchange Traded Funds segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange, taking the total to 35 ETFs. The new fund is ZKB Gold ETF from Zürcher Kantonalbank on physical gold. The trading currency is CHF.
NASD Fines Merrill Lynch $5 Million for Call Center Supervisory Failures, Sales Contest Violations - Call Center Sales Contests Prohibited For Three Years, Firm Ordered To Impose Special Supervisory Measures Until Corrective Measures Completed

Date 15/03/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $5 million for supervisory failures, registration violations, impermissible sales contests and other violations in connection with the operation of its Financial Advisory Center (FAC) located in Hopewell, NJ and Jacksonville, FL. The firm was also prohibited from staging any sales contests for FAC personnel for three years.