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Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For 2nd Quarter 2004

Date 19/07/2004

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 5,455.7 points at the end of June, an increase of 508.1 points from the closing value at the end of the first quarter. The weighted index reached 293.37 points at the end of June, an increase of 3.27 points compared to the previous first quarter.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report First Half 2004

Date 19/07/2004

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 5,455.7 points at the end of June, an increase of 665.5 points from the closing value at the end of 2003. The weighted index reached 293.37 points at the end of June, an increase of 2.03 points compared to the previous semi-annual value.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 16.07.2004

Date 19/07/2004

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 Securities Exchange South Africa.
International Securities Exchange Elects Jason Lehman To Board Of Directors

Date 19/07/2004

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that Jason Lehman, Managing Director and head of the Global Options business at Citadel Investment Group LLC, joined its Board of Directors. The ISE Board consists of 15 members, six industry directors, eight non-industry directors and ISE's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lehman will serve as one of the two representatives of ISE's Primary Market Makers (PMMs). Mr. Lehman replaces Scott Prince, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs and Co., SLK-Hu
Index Benchmarks Lead Active Funds At Halfway Mark In 2004 - Latest S&P Index Versus Active (SPIVA) Funds Report Shows Sharp Contrast With 2003

Date 19/07/2004

Standard & Poor's, the leading provider of independent investment research, indices and ratings, released today the results of the mid-year 2004 Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA). The S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard reports performance comparisons corrected for survivorship bias, shows equal- and asset-weighted peer averages, and provides measures of style consistency. At the halfway point of the year, year-to-date returns show that the S&P 500 bea

ICEX News & Views Volume 4, Issue 15

Date 19/07/2004

A discussion of the development of the ICEX-15 index compared to various indices worldwide is the topics of this issue.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 19/07/2004

For the week of July 12th – July 16th, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 620 thousand contracts and 4 585 million rubles. Total open interest as of July 16th, 2004, equaled 6 404 million rubles and 815 thousand contracts.
Eurex US Reports Record Trading Volume - Nandapurkar: Customers Responding Enthusiastically To Eurex US - Daily Trading Volume Increases Over 700 Percent, Open Interest Doubles

Date 19/07/2004

Eurex US, the fully-electronic U.S. futures and options exchange, today reported its best volume week since the launch of the exchange on February 8. In the week beginning July 12, a total of 206,778 U.S. Treasury futures contracts were traded on Eurex US. Daily average volume traded on the exchange in July rose 700 percent to 23,922 contracts, up from 2,768 contracts in June. Open interest on Eurex US reached a new record of 48,470 contracts, up from 23,505 the previous Friday. Eurex US intro
Epigenomics Listed On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) - Ferscha: FWB Is The Largest Mid Cap Biotechnology Exchange In Europe - Deutsche Börse Has The Largest Stock Exchange Network In The World - First Price Determination On Xetra

Date 19/07/2004

Shares in Epigenomics AG were traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) for the first time on Monday. Epigenomics used the pan-European trading platform Xetra to determine the initial price of its shares.
Deutsche Börse Aims To Intensify Cooperation With SWX - The SWX Association Is Scrutinising The Proposals

Date 19/07/2004

The SWX Group received an invitation by Deutsche Börse to commence talks on intensifying cooperation between the two exchanges. The SWX Association, owner of SWX Group, is currently scrutinising the proposals. The intention of both parties is to hold negotiations in a confidential environment, and they have agreed not to comment. The SWX Group and Deutsche Börse own as a 50:50 partnership Eurex, the derivatives exchange founded in 1995 and based on a successful cooperation model.