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NYSE Composite Index Sets New Closing High

Date 27/02/2006

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® (NYA) closed at a new high of 8139.67 The previous closing high for the NYA was 8126.03 on Feb. 24, 2006.
Nord Pool Extends Agreement Regarding OMX’s Trading System

Date 27/02/2006

OMX, a leading expert in the exchange industry, and Nord Pool, the Nordic Power Exchange, have signed an agreement regarding support and operation of a trading system from OMX. The agreement includes seven year support and operation of the system, which will be used for the energy derivatives market.
LME Select Opening Hours - Update

Date 27/02/2006

The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has decided to impose an Interim Measures Direction on the Exchange as follows: The London Metal Exchange shall not increase the hours of trading available on its electronic trading platform, LME Select, outside of 07:00 to 19:00 (London time), as is currently its practice; The effect of the OFT’s Interim Measures Direction is that the Exchange is prevented from extending the trading hours for LME Select until such time as the OFT completes i
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For January 2006

Date 27/02/2006

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 11,855.7 points at the end of January, an increase of 410.6 points from the closing value at the end of December. The weighted index reached 581.65 points at the end of January, an increase of 19.41 points from the closing value at the end of December.
KCBT Sets Two New Records - Kansas City Board Of Trade Sets New Volume & Membership Sale Records

Date 27/02/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade set two new records on Friday: a single-day wheat futures volume record and an all-time high selling price for a KCBT membership.

JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 24 February 2006

Date 27/02/2006

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.
HKEx Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 27/02/2006

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 1 March 2006 (Wednesday), Agile Property Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 3383) and Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd (Stock Code: 489) will be added to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico S.A. De C.V., Mexico’s Largest Airport Operator Lists On The NYSE - 89th Latin American Company Listed On The NYSE

Date 27/02/2006

2nd Latin American company to list on the NYSE in 2006 17 NYSE listings from Mexico Average daily volume of NYSE-listed Latin American corporation reached 38.1million shares in Jan. 2006, up 38 % from 27.7 million shares in 2005
February 2006 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.81% Gain In February, E

Date 27/02/2006

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.81% in February, closing at 11061.85. Stock market indexes in Europe rose, while Asia and globally indexes were down in February, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
DIFX Selects FTSE Group As Index Partner

Date 27/02/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award winning global index provider and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) have signed an agreement to develop a range of conventional and Shariah compliant equity indices. These indices are intended to become chosen benchmarks for the performance of all significant Middle Eastern markets including the DIFX and specific markets of interest to DIFX participants.