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Borsa Italiana's S&P/MIB Index Reached New All-Time High Over 35,000 Pts

Date 14/12/2005

Today the S&P/MIB index reached a new all-time high (since its introduction in June 2003) with 35,002 points.
BEL Indices

Date 14/12/2005

As a result of the quarterly review of 30 November 2005, the following changes for the BEL Mid index (BELM) and BEL Small index (BELS) will be effective as of Monday, 2 January 2006.
ASX Warns Of Index Expiry-Related Volatility

Date 14/12/2005

This Thursday (15 December 2005), ASX and SFE December 2005 equity index derivatives contracts expire. The settlement price for these contracts is calculated with reference to the opening price of the component stocks in the relevant indices on that day. The indices affected are the S&P/ASX 200, S&P/ASX 50, and the S&P/ASX 200 Property Trusts Index.
ASX Reinvigorates Market Supervision - Provides More Resources To Strengthen Investigation And Enforcement - New Supervisory Structure Is Demonstrably More Independent

Date 14/12/2005

ASX is committed to retaining its supervisory role. As part of that commitment, ASX conducted a review of its supervisory role, structure and processes. That review is now complete.
ASX Refocusses And Simplifies Pricing Structure - Aims To Attract Global Order Flow - Adopting Predominantly Value-Based Pricing

Date 14/12/2005

ASX has conducted a review of its pricing structure for trading, clearing and settlement. This review is now complete.

Wiener Börse: International Index Comparison: Year-End 2000 - November 2005

Date 13/12/2005

In November, stock markets developed quite divergently. The month of November went well for the ATX, which climbed to an all-time high again of 3,500 points. The indices SMI and DAX succeeded in reducing their long-term performance losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also improved. At 10,800 points, the leading American index nearly hit the level it had had at the end of 2000. A declining tendency prevailed for the other indices in the past few weeks.
TSX Group -- Christmas Holiday Closures

Date 13/12/2005

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will have regular business hours on Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 2005. The exchanges will be closed on Monday, December 26th, Tuesday, December 27th and Monday, January 2, 2006.
TSX Group - Christmas Holiday Closures

Date 13/12/2005

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will have regular business hours on Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 2005.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Change Of TOPIX Methodology For Merger, Stock-Swap, And Other Revisions

Date 13/12/2005

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced today that it will change the index methodology for mergers and stock-swaps conducted among companies included in TOPIX, and that it will change dividend treatment in calculating the total return index. TSE also commented on the Free-Float Weight (FFW) calculation, second phase of which is to be introduced in February next year. The details are as attached:
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Extraordinary Margins On Platinum

Date 13/12/2005

At the Precious Metals Market Management Committee held on December 12, 2005, the decisions were made to impose Extraordinary Margins for existing and newly established positions on Dec 15 in the platinum market for the time being, if last prices for the platinum on Dec 13 reach the upper price limit (JPY 135 above the previous day's settlement price) for three contract months or more.