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CBOT And SGX To Jointly Explore The Establishment Of A Commodity Derivatives Exchange In Singapore

Date 23/08/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement allows the two exchanges to explore the development of futures and options-on-futures contracts on Asian-based commodities potentially to be traded on the CBOT's electronic trading platform, powered by LIFFECONNECT® and cleared by SGX Derivatives Clearing House.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Short Selling Value

Date 22/08/2005

Click here to download Tokyo Stock Exchange's monthly short selling value for July.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To The S&P Global 100 Index

Date 22/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Global 100 Index effective after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 31, 2005.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan Midcap 100, S&P Japan Smallcap 250, And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 22/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100, S&P Japan SmallCap 250, and S&P Japan 500 indices effective after the close of trading Wednesday, August 31st 2005:
SEC Charges Two Former Bristol-Myers Officers For Fraudulent Earnings Management Scheme

Date 22/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud charges against two former officers of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for orchestrating a fraudulent earnings management scheme that deceived investors about the true performance, profitability and growth trends of the company and its U.S. medicines business.

Reprimand Against Adecco S.A. By The SWX Swiss Exchange - Breach Of The Duty To Provide Ad Hoc Publicity In Connection With The Postponement Of The Disclosure Of The Annual Results For 2003

Date 22/08/2005

The SWX Swiss Exchange stated that Adecco S.A. has breached the obligation to provide ad hoc publicity pursuant to Art. 72 of the Listing Rules by not having a leak contingency plan in connection with a possible postponement of the announcement of the annual results for 2003. The Disciplinary Commission of the SWX has therefore issued a reprimand against Adecco S.A. and ordered this reprimand to be published.
OMX Harmonizes Index Names

Date 22/08/2005

Effective October 3, 2005 OMX will harmonize the index name structure for OMX exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. The change is part of OMX’s strive to create an integrated and efficient Nordic Baltic marketplace.
KCBT Adds Afternoon Pre-Open Session For Wheat Futures

Date 22/08/2005

Beginning the afternoon of Monday, August 29, 2005, the exchange will offer an afternoon pre-open session from 2:30 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. for wheat futures contract orders to be entered on the Electronic Trading System. This afternoon pre-open session is in addition to the regular wheat futures pre-opening session that begins at 6:30 p.m.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 19.08.2005

Date 22/08/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - July 2005

Date 22/08/2005

Equity turnover for July was EUR 9,185.34 million; ETF turnover was EUR 17.07 while that for bonds was EUR 2,479.34 million. Equity market capitalisation at the end of July was EUR 87,605.49 million compared to EUR 84,645.35 million at end June. Average daily equity trading volume was € 437.40 in July.