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Standard & Poor's And MSCI Announce Final Revisions To The Global Industry Classification Standard GICS®

Date 06/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s and MSCI, the leading providers of global indices and benchmark-related products and services, announced today the results of their annual review of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) structure. The review, conducted on an annual basis, is intended to ensure that GICS accurately reflects the definitions of sectors and industries most relevant to the global market economy. The GICS revision is the result of a consultation with members of the global investment c
Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 06/12/2004

Ceradyne Inc. (NASD:CRDN) will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 7. Ceradyne will take the place of InVision Technologies Inc. (NASD:INVN), which is being removed from the Index after this evening’s market close. InVision Technologies is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) Standard & Poor’s will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
ST Microelectronics NV IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 06/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective the close of trading Wednesday, December 08, 2004:
Sharon Brown-Hruska Sworn In To A Second Term As CFTC Commissioner

Date 06/12/2004

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska was sworn in today to a second term as Commissioner of the CFTC, the federal agency that regulates commodity futures and option trading in the United States. CFTC Commissioner Walter L. Lukken administered the oath of office.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market Weekly Report

Date 06/12/2004

For the week of November 29th – December 3rd, 2004, the RTS Index lost 6.01 points and closed at 595.39. The RTS Current Quotes Index (RTST) decreased by 6.31% and reached 651.84.

Over One Billion Contracts Traded On Eurex To Date In 2004 - Total Of Almost Five Billion Contracts Traded On Eurex's Trading System - Eurex On Track For Another Record Year - Ferscha: "Global Distribution Model Puts Eurex In Good Stead For Future Competi

Date 06/12/2004

Eurex continued to strengthen its position as the world’s leading derivatives exchange when the one billionth contract in 2004 was traded on the exchange on December 3. Eurex is the only international derivatives exchange to have ever traded over one billion contracts in a single year and is currently on track to surpass the 2003 all-time trading record of 1.01 billion contracts. A total of 1.003 billion has been traded on Eurex this year. The total number of contracts traded on Eurex’s trading
NYBOT Announces Christmas, Boxing Day And New Year’s Holiday Schedules

Date 06/12/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today its 2004 Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s holiday schedules:
National Stock Exchange(SM) November Trades Up 87 Percent And Share Volume Up 53 Percent From Year Earlier; Year-To-Date Trades And Share Volume At New All-Time Highs

Date 06/12/2004

National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) today announced that trades in November 2004 reached 29.3 million, up 87 percent from 15.7 million trades in November 2003. Share volume of 10.7 billion in November 2004 rose 53 percent from 7 billion in November 2003.
NASD Fines Morgan Stanley $100,000 For Municipal Bond Disclosure Violations - Over $200,000 In Restitution Paid, Offer To Repurchase Bonds Required - Firm Fined Additional $25,000 For Slow Response To Investigators’ Inquiries

Date 06/12/2004

NASD announced today that it sanctioned Morgan Stanley DW Inc. for failing to disclose to purchasers of municipal bonds that those bonds could be called prior their stated maturity dates, which could result in losses to the investors. Morgan Stanley’s failure to disclose the call feature violates Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Rule G-15.
Michael V. Dunn Sworn In As CFTC Commissioner

Date 06/12/2004

Michael V. Dunn was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that regulates commodity futures and option trading in the United States.