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Date 05/04/2002

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector, S&P Global 1200, TSE 100 And TSE 200 Indic

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector, S&P Global 1200, TSE 100 and TSE 200 Indices: Effective at the close of trading on Friday, April 5, 2002, Meota Resources Corp. (TSE: MRZ) will be added to the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 Indices. It will be replacing Alberta Energy Co
Date 05/04/2002

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Pursuant to quarterly rebalancing methodology, Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, April 19, 2002. As of the close of trading on Wednesday, April 3, 2002, the index was comprised of 528 companies. A total of 80 companies will be removed from the index and 107 new companies will be added. The revised index will therefore be made up of 555 companies.
Date 05/04/2002

Instinet Announces U.S. Share Volume For March 2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity volume in March 2002 totaled 4,773 million shares. This compares to 4,943 million shares in February 2002 and 8,177 million shares in March 2001.
Date 05/04/2002

FTSE 100 To Be Held For Two Minutes To Mark The Funeral Of The Queen Mother

Following the death of HRH the Queen Mother, the FTSE 100 will be held for two minutes at 11.30am BST on Tuesday 9 April to mark the funeral. All other FTSE indices will be calculated as normal. This move is in line with the London Stock Exchange's suspension of automatic execution.
Date 05/04/2002

Euronext N.V. Key Indicators: Daily Turnover In Shares Up 11.2% In March. Average Daily Trades Up 8.9% - Steady Growth Of Nexttrack Activity

Share trading through Euronext NV orderbooks averaged €7.08 billion per day in March 2002, up 11.2% from the previous month. Total trading in March 2002 was €141.6 billion. Daily average trading was €7.29 billion in March 2001 and €6.72 billion over the whole year 2001.

Date 05/04/2002

Euronext LIFFE Traded 63.4 Million Contracts In March 2002, More Than Any Other Derivatives Exchange In The World, And Up 21% From March 2001

Euronext LIFFE, the derivatives business of Euronext, traded a total of 63.4 million contracts during the month of March, more than any other derivatives exchange in the world. Average daily volume amounted to 3.2 million, which represents an underlying nominal daily value of €624 billion, confirming Euronext LIFFE's position as the world's second largest derivatives exchange in terms of value. Total open interest stood at 96.5 million contracts on 28 March 2002. Euronext LIFFE traded 181 millio
Date 05/04/2002

Chicago Stock Exchange March Volume Results

Monthly Volume March 2002 March 2001 Percent Change Share Volume 2,525,447,312 2,73
Date 05/04/2002

CBOE Increases To 250 Contracts Order Size Eligible For Automatic Execution In MRK Options Effective Immediately

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that, effective immediately, option orders for Merck & Co. Inc. (ticker symbol MRK) of up to 250 contracts are now eligible for automatic execution on CBOE's Retail Automated Execution System (RAES). Previously, MRK orders of up to 50 contracts were eligible for automatic execution on RAES at CBOE. In addition, CBOE has implemented its new "dynamic quotes with size" system in MRK options, which disse
Date 04/04/2002

Virt-x Board Change

virt-x plc announced today that Richard Kilsby has resigned from his position as a non-executive Director of the Company.
Date 04/04/2002

The Thai Stock Market Has Not Lost Its Charms - With Both High Dividends And Growth Stocks, And Net Profits Up 100%

The Thai Stock Market has many attractive products for investors. As evidenced from their operational reports, as many as 33 listed companies had more than 100% growth in net profits. Moreover, the closing prices of more than forty listed companies increased by 100% and above at the end of 2001 compared to the previous year. The SET Index, reflecting all share prices in the Thai market, has improved by 12.88%. It is thus a good time for high-yield investments as the economy has started to recove