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TSX Stats Report - May 2005

Date 03/06/2005

Click here to download TSX's statistics report for May 2005.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Default Of Marumura Co., Ltd.

Date 03/06/2005

A notice was issued by Japan Commodity Clearing House Co., Ltd. (JCCH) on June 2, 2005 that JCCH would suspend clearing operation of Marumura Co., Ltd., a broker member of TOCOM, pursuant to Article 69 of Business Method Manual of JCCH.
SWX Swiss Exchange And virt-x: Key Figures May 2005

Date 03/06/2005

Trading Days: 20
Statement Of NASD Chairman And CEO Robert R. Glauber Regarding The Nomination Of Representative Christopher Cox To Become Chairman Of The Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 03/06/2005

"We at NASD welcome the nomination of Representative Christopher Cox to become the next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His more than two decades of service in Congress and at the White House, combined with his private-sector experience as a securities lawyer, give him a powerful skill set that will serve him well in his new post. We look forward to working with him to achieve our shared goals of protecting investors and ensuring market integrity."
State Street Global Advisors Launches streetTRACKS MSCI Europe Small Cap Exchange-Traded Fund - New Exchange-Traded Fund To Begin Trading On Euronext Paris

Date 03/06/2005

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and the largest institutional fund manager in the world, today announced the launch of a new smallcap exchange-traded fund (ETF), the streetTRACKS MSCI Europe Small Cap ETF (SMC FP) which will commence trading today on Euronext Paris. The streetTRACKS MSCI Europe Small Cap ETF provides investors with exposure to the 453(1) underlying securities of the MSCI Europe Small Cap Index.

Spanish Exchange Trades 123 New Warrants Issued By BBVA Banco De Financiación

Date 03/06/2005

With the incorporation of these issues, the number of warrants admitted to trading on the market this year is 861 and the number of listed warrants amounts to 1,634. The Spanish Exchange today began trading 123 new warrants issued by BBVA Banco de Financiación. The underlying assets for the warrants are domestic and foreign shares and indices as well as exchange rates.
Share Change for Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. – UBD (ADR) In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 03/06/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, June 7, 2005: Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. (ADR) (Mexico, NYSE: FMX, CUSIP: 344419106, Sedol: 2246039) shares will increase by 8,050,000 to 72,039,259 due to a public offering of shares by the company. Had this change been effective on June 2, 2005, the weight of Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. – UBD in the S&P ADR Index would have changed to 0.048% from 0.043
Securities Industry Association Urges Regulators To Amend Basel II Proposals On Trading Book/Unsettled Trades

Date 03/06/2005

The Securities Industry Association asked financial regulators to reconsider aspects of Basel II relating to the trading book and unsettled trades, and provided suggestions to better align capital requirements and risk.
RTS Stock Exchange: Turnover In Futures On The Moscow City Bonds On The First Trading Day Exceeds 115 Million Rubles

Date 03/06/2005

On the first day of trading in futures on 3Y Moscow City bond basket total trading volume exceeded 11 thousand contracts or 115 million rubles. The most popular instrument were futures with execution in December 2005 – 72% of total trading volume for September and December futures on the Moscow City bond basket. The share of the new instrument amounted to 12% of the total daily trading volume on FORTS in rubles. Open interest as of the first day of trading reached 188,5 million rubles or 18 thou
Quarterly Rebalancing For The S&P Japan 500, S&P/TOPIX, 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100 And S&P Japan SmallCap 250 Indices

Date 03/06/2005

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding for the S&P Japan 500 and its sub-indices effective after the close of trading Friday, June 10, 2005. New shares outstanding can be downloaded in Excel format using the link below. Companies that are constituents of the S&P Global 100 are denoted by an asterisk. No additions or deletions to any of the S&P Japanese indices are scheduled at this time.