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Nomura Selects FTSE4Good index

Date 13/05/2004

The FTSE4Good Global 100 index has been selected as the benchmark for a new socially responsible investment fund by Nomura Asset Management, launched last week.
National Stock Exchange(SM) Trades Up 196 Percent In April - Share Volume Up 158 Percent From Year Earlier - New Single-Day Records Set

Date 13/05/2004

National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) today announced that the number of trades in April 2004 soared 196 percent to 26.1 million, compared with 8.8 million trades in April 2003. Share volume in April 2004 of 11.6 billion surged 158 percent from 4.5 billion a year earlier.
NASD'S Glauber Announces Mutual Fund Task Force - Goal Is To Bring Greater Transparency To Fund Costs, Distribution

Date 13/05/2004

NASD Chairman and CEO Robert Glauber yesterday announced the formation of a Mutual Fund Task Force, whose mission will be to identify and recommend ways to bring greater transparency to mutual fund costs and distribution arrangements.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Three-month HIBOR Futures Contract

Date 13/05/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 14 May 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
CBOE Trading Schedule For Memorial Day Holiday

Date 13/05/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday:

BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 13/05/2004

Based upon the figures until the end of April 2004, Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list for the BEL20® index. The first three reserve candidates are Tessenderlo, CMB and Deceuninck. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 17 May 2004 up to and including Tuesday 15 June 2004 after trading hours. This list is also available on our website: http://www.stockexchange.be/pd/pdc/endca01.htm
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics April 2004

Date 13/05/2004

Vilnius April was a month of annual meetings of shareholders – they were held in 34 companies. For that reason trading in the securities of these companies was temporarily halted on the Exchange, which resulted in a slight fall in the interest of investors.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Trading Volume And Value - April 2004

Date 12/05/2004

Please click here to view details of the Tokyo Stock Exchange trading volume and value for April 2004.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 12/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Thursday May 20th, 2004: Coles Myer Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6209908, GICS Code: 30101040) member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares by 4,032,903 to 1,216,452,903. This change is due to a dividend reinvestment plan. There is no change to the IWF.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Extension Of S&P 500 Amex Pricing Pilot Program

Date 12/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s, a leading provider of independent investment research, indices and ratings, announced today that the pilot program in which the S&P 500 is being calculated using American Stock Exchange-determined closing prices for 12 NASDAQ-listed stocks will be extended by seven weeks. Originally scheduled to end on Friday, May 14, 2004, the program will now end on Friday, July 2, 2004, after which the closing prices for these 12 stocks will revert to being determined by NASDAQ. The pilot p