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Thailand Securities Depository Offers Discount For Its Back-Office Services Starting April 1

Date 31/03/2005

The President of Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD), Mrs. Nongram Wongwanich, announced that the TSD’s Board of Directors approved the offering of a special discount on clearing services to member companies using the TSD’s Back Office Service Bureau (BSB) effective from April 1, 2005, onwards.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Dottikon ES Holding AG Opens At CHF 200

Date 31/03/2005

Today, the shares of Dottikon, a Swiss chemicals company focusing on exclusive synthesis, were traded in the main segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Dottikon ES Holding AG is a spin-off of the Ems chemicals group. The newly created shares were offered to existing shareholders with subscription rights. The subscription rights were traded on the SWX from 23 March through 29 March. The equity's issue price, determined on the basis of rights trading, was CHF 189. The opening price
SWX Swiss Exchange Reprimands Lonza Group AG

Date 31/03/2005

The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a reprimand with related publication against Lonza Group AG, Basel, for violation of provisions of the Listing Rules. The SWX reprimand refers primarily to incorrect presentation of an impairment in its segment reporting in the 2003 consolidated financial statements.
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sektor And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 31/03/2005

As of 1 April 2005, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Program Trading Averaged 55.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 21-25

Date 31/03/2005

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 Mar. 21-25.

Outline Of The Current Roles Of The The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited And The Securities And Futures Commission In Listing Regulation

Date 31/03/2005

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, publish today an outline of the roles of the SFC and the Exchange in Listing Regulation. The outline is published to help the market understand the roles of and interface between our two organisations.
NYSE Member Firms Report Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2004 Results

Date 31/03/2005

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported fourth-quarter 2004 after-tax profits of $3.06 billion and revenues of $47.0 billion, compared to $3.11 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $36.22 billion in fourth-quarter 2003. In 2004, the firms reported after-tax profits of $8.92 billion on revenues of $160.25 billion, compared with after-tax profits of $10.89 billion on revenues of $144.52 billion in 2003.
NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2005 Circuit-Breaker And Trading-Collar Levels

Date 31/03/2005

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2005, effective Friday, April 1, 2005.
NASDAQ Announces Updates To The Eligibility Criteria For Selected NASDAQ Indexes

Date 31/03/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(R)) (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced several updates to the criteria for inclusion in the NASDAQ-100 Index(R), NASDAQ Financial-100 Index(R), and NASDAQ Biotechnology Index(R).
Investable Weight Factor Change For Terna SpA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 31/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Terna SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003242622), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.5 to 0.639 effective at the close of trading Tuesday, April 05 2005. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Enel SpA, which has reduced its holding by 13.86 percent of shares outstanding.