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Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For December 2004

Date 24/01/2005

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 6,409.5 points at the end of December, an increase of 42.7 points from the closing value at the end of November. The weighted index reached 335.86 points at the end of December, an increase of 0.96 points from the closing value at the end of November.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Fourth Quarter 2004 Trading Report

Date 24/01/2005

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 6,409.5 points at the end of the quarter, an increase of 344.4 points from the closing value at the end of the previous quarter. The weighted index reached 335.86 points at the end of the quarter, an increase of 18.67 points from the closing value at the end of the previous quarter.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Annual Report 2004

Date 24/01/2005

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 6,409.5 points at the end of the year, an increase of 1,619.3 points from the closing value at the end of the previous year. The weighted index reached 335.86 points at the end of the year, an increase of 44.52% from the closing value at the end of the previous year.
Investable Weight Factor Change For Telecom Italia Mobile SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 24/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Telecom Italia Mobile SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0001052049), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.439 to 0.146 effective at the close of trading Tuesday, January 25, 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Telecom Italia SPA, which has increased its holding to 85.4% of shares outstanding.
ICEX News & Views: New ICEX Bond Indices

Date 24/01/2005

ICEX’s has started calculating new bond indices. The new bond indices are a response to changes in Treasury bond issuance in the past year or so, as well as restructuring by the Housing Financing Fund (HFF) in the summer of 2004. The changes have meant that many of the largest and most active bond series have been excluded from ICEX’s previous indices, which were designed for zero-coupon bonds.

HKEx Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives

Date 24/01/2005

Click here to view the HKEx status report on new product and market development initiatives (status as of 15 January 2005).
HKEx Publishes 15th Edition Of Its Quarterly Publication - <i>Exchange</i>

Date 24/01/2005

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published the 15th edition of its quarterly publication, Exchange.
GICS Changes For Nikon And Canon Sales Co. In The S&P Japan Indices

Date 24/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following Sector changes in the S&P Japan MidCap 100, the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and the S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Monday January 31, 2005.
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: 2004 Results

Date 24/01/2005

Market Dynamics In 2004 total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS), the derivatives segment of the RTS Stock Exchange, exceeded the 2003 total trading volume by 1.6 times and reached the all-time record. The number of trades increased by 1.7 times. In 2004 1.5 million trades in 42 million contracts were executed with total volume reaching 338 billion rubles. Total yearly open interest as of December 31st, 2004, stood at 8 billion rubles, 992 thousand contracts, 3,5 time
Clearstream Successfully Launches Vestima+ Funds Service - Widespread Market Support Expected To Grow In 2005 As Coverage Expands

Date 24/01/2005

Clearstream announced on Monday that it has successfully launched its new Vestima+ Investment Funds service and that transactions in international markets were flowing as expected following an implementation project over the weekend.