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Constituent Changes To The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 28/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index pending the final approvals of the scheme of arrangement to merge Westfield Holdings Limited, Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust. If final approvals are met the merger will become effective 5th July 2004. The following changes will be made after the close of business Friday 2nd July.
CME Unveils Incentive Program Targeting New GLOBEX(R) Traders - Total Fee Waivers Available For Up To Six Months

Date 28/06/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced it will establish an incentive program starting September 1 targeting new electronic market participants. The program will waive transaction fees for up to six months for new traders learning to trade products on CME's GLOBEX(R) electronic trading platform.
CFTC Comments On USDA’s First Inconclusive Test In BSE Testing Program

Date 28/06/2004

On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its first "inconclusive" BSE test result, after four weeks of the "USDA Enhanced BSE Testing Program" of selected US cattle populations. This is a program to identify the prevalence of any possible BSE in the US cattle herd.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 28/06/2004

The market gave up some of its recent gains as BIHL lost 4.7% or 15 thebe to close the week on P3.00 with 912,616 shares trading during the week.
Palestine Securities Exchange Trading Suspension Sunday, June 27, 2004

Date 27/06/2004

In observance of the mourning status in Nablus and Palestine due to the assassination of a group of Palestinian resistance leaders, Palestine Securities Exchange will suspend its trading session for Sunday, June 27, 2004.

TSX Venture Statistics – May 2004

Date 25/06/2004

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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of June 25, 2004

Date 25/06/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: In Response To Today’s Newspaper Report Concerning Free-Float Adjusted Indices

Date 25/06/2004

In response to an article that appeared in a newspaper today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) denied the fact that it has made any announcements regarding the free-float adjustment of TOPIX. TSE also announced that it is in the final stages of preparations to publish public comment results. These results will be released in July 2004 (the previous announcement date was late June 2004).
SEC Approves NASD Arbitrator Classification Rule Changes - Amendments Designed To Enhance Confidence In Fairness, Neutrality Of The Process

Date 25/06/2004

NASD today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved rule amendments that further define several key arbitration rules, in an effort to provide additional assurance that individuals with ties to the securities industry may not serve as public arbitrators.
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: Thailand_Treatment of the Merger Of DBS Thai Danu Bank And IFCT With Thai Military Bank

Date 25/06/2004

DBS Thai Danu Bank (EMDB Code 578204.1/SEDOL 6887928) and Industrial Finance Corp of Thailand (IFCT) (EMDB Code 578260.1/SEDOL 6458829), both existing S&P/IFCI index constituents, are being merged with Thai Military Bank (EMDB Code 578503.1/SEDOL 6887876), an S&P/IFCG index constituent. As a result of the merger, shareholders of DBS Thai Danu Bank will receive 0.9 shares of Thai Military Bank for every share held and shareholders of IFCT will receive 1.1240 shares of Thai Militay Bank for every