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ASX - Trading Statistics For May 2006

Date 02/06/2006

Click here to download ASX's trading statistics for May 2006.

World’s First MSCI India Exchange Traded Fund To Be Listed In Singapore

Date 01/06/2006

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that the iShares MSCI India will be listed on SGX on Thursday, 15 June 2006. This Fund is the world’s first ETF outside of India to offer investors a convenient and cost-effective way to access the Indian equities market.

WCE Monthly Volume Doubles From A Year Ago

Date 01/06/2006

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") total volume of trade during May 2006 was twice the amount of the volume recorded a year ago, according to statistics released today. Total trade in futures and options contracts on WCE during May 2006 was 245,418 contracts which is 99.7% higher than the level recorded in May 2005. This is the twelfth consecutive month of increased trade on WCE when compared to the same month of the previous year.

Update Of SICOM’s Approved TSR20 Factories List

Date 01/06/2006

Please be advised that the SICOM’s Approved TSR20 Factories List has been updated on 1 June 2006.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Consults On New Requirements For Firms' Regulatory Reporting

Date 01/06/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today issued a consultation paper on new Integrated Regulatory Reporting (IRR) requirements for firms. These will enable the FSA to use regulatory reporting to more effectively monitor and mitigate risks to the FSA's statutory objectives.

Trading Volume On The BME Markets Shows Strong Growth - The Latibex And Warrants Markets Hit New Trading Volume Records In May

Date 01/06/2006

In May equity trading volume on the SIBE platform came in at € 90.73 bn, 28 % up on the same month last year.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For May 2006 Contract

Date 01/06/2006

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for May 2006 contract is 46,120 yen. On the last trading day, trading for May contract is only settled by offsetting current positions by resale or repurchase based on this final settlement price. Please also note that on the last trading day, only market orders are accepted.

Sydney Futures Exchange: Half Basis Point Trading In 3 Year Treasury Bond Futures Contract And Removal Of “At-best” (F5) Functionality During June 2006 Roll Period

Date 01/06/2006

From 5.00pm on Thursday 8 June 2006 (Trade Date 9 June 2006) half basis point trading will be permitted in the 3 Year Treasury Bond Futures contract in the lead up to the June expiry. During this time half basis point trading will be permitted in the spot and next month 3 Year Bond Futures contracts as well through intra- and inter-commodity spreads and in permitted strategies in the Custom Market.

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

Date 01/06/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Friday, June 2, 2006: The shareholders of Zenon Environmental Inc. (TSX:ZEN) have accepted the cash offer from General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE). Zenon Environmental Inc. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, and the S&P/TSX Capped Industrials Indices

SEC Charges The Philadelphia Stock Exchange With Failing To Police Specialists - Phlx Agrees To Settlement With SEC, Including Cease And Desist Order, Floor Member And Regulatory Staff Annual Training, And Regulatory Auditor

Date 01/06/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a settled cease and desist order against the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (Phlx) for its failure to enforce certain trading and order handling rule violations by its specialists from April 1999 through January 2002.