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First ETFs Based On NYSE Indexes Complete First Day Of Trading - iShares NYSE 100 Index Fund Trades More Than 1.5 Million Shares

Date 02/04/2004

The iShares NYSE 100 Index Fund (NYSE:NY) and the iShares NYSE Composite Index Fund (NYSE:NYC) began trading today, becoming the first ETFs to be based on NYSE-branded indexes. Both funds are sponsored by Barclay's Global Investors (BGI) and give investors access to the quality and diversity of NYSE issuers in a single trade. In its first day, the iShares NYSE 100 traded actively, with volume of more than 1.5 million shares. The iShares NYSE Composite fund traded 28,000 shares.
Financial Services: New Group Will Give Consumers And SMEs A Stronger Voice In EU Policy Making

Date 02/04/2004

The first meeting of a new expert forum called FIN-USE is taking place on Friday 2 April. The new forum will provide policy input to the European Commission on European financial services issues from the point of view of users of those services (in other words consumers and SMEs).
Euronext: Announcement Regarding Severance Payment To Mr Möller

Date 02/04/2004

Mr Möller left Euronext on 1 April 2004. In addition to the amounts relating to Mr Möller's pension, the Supervisory Board agreed on a severance payment of € 1,500,000.
Egypt - Revision To S&P/IFCG And S&P/IFCI Total Return Indices

Date 02/04/2004

The S&P/IFCG and S&P/IFCI Total Return Indices for Egypt have been revised between March 23, 2004 and March 31, 2004. The indices were revised due to dividends paid out to holders of Mobinil (S&P/IFCID 469325.1/ SEDOL 6103925) shares. The S&P/IFCG and S&P/IFCI Composite, EMEA and ME & Africa Indices were unaffected by the changes. The correct index values appear below:
CME's March Volume* Averages Over 3 Million Contracts Per Day As GLOBEX® Trading Accounts For 51 Percent Of Total - First Quarter '04 Up 19 Percent Vs. Year-Ago As Eurodollars, FX, E-Minis Surge

Date 02/04/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, yesterday reported its busiest trading month ever in March with average daily trading volume surpassing the 3 million contract level for the first time in a single month. Also for the first time, the majority - 51 percent -- of CME's trading volume was generated on its GLOBEX® electronic trading platform for an entire month.

CBOT Fed Funds March Settlement

Date 02/04/2004

The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract for March 2004 was cash settledThursday morning at a final settlement price of 98.998, for an average daily effective federal funds rate of 1.002 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
Borsa Italiana: 2003 Financial Statements

Date 02/04/2004

2003 Financial Statements
Barclays Global Investors And The New York Stock Exchange Introduce New Exchange Traded Funds Based On NYSE Index

Date 02/04/2004

Barclays Global Investors, N.A. and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced today that the iSharesâ NYSE Composite Index Fund (NYSE: NYC) and the iSharesâ NYSE 100 Index Fund (NYSE: NY) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. These new funds are the first to be based on NYSE Indexes and bring the total number of iShares listed on the NYSE to five. The NYSE Composite Index® is designed to measure the performance of all the common stocks, ADRs, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Change Of Our Organization

Date 01/04/2004

We take great pleasure in informing you that, as of April 1, 2004, TIFFE has demutualised to become "Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Inc." This has prompted us to focus more energy on the promotion of our exchange business benefit of our users.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange To Demutualize As Of April 1st, 2004

Date 01/04/2004

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Inc. (formerly The Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange) is to change its organizational structure from a membership organization to a stock company starting April 1st, 2004.