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JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 23.01.2004

Date 26/01/2004

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.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: Weekly Market Data January 19th - January 23rd, 2004

Date 26/01/2004

For the week of January 19th - January 23rd, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 603 thousand contracts and 4 817 million rubles, compared with 670 thousand contracts and 5 284 million rubles for the previous week. Total open interest as of January 23rd, 2003, reached 4 412 million rubles and 543 thousand contracts, compared with 3 444 million rubles and 417 thousand contracts.
CME To Launch Yen And U.S. Dollar-Based Nikkei® 225 Index Futures Contracts On GLOBEX® - Market Users Will Now Have Access To Yen-Based Nikkei 225 Index Futures During U.S.And European Business Hours

Date 26/01/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, announced it will launch Japanese-yen denominated Nikkei® 225 stock index futures contracts on Feb. 23, marking the first time yen-denominated Nikkei contracts will be offered for trading during non-Asian business day hours. The product will be listed for trading on CME's GLOBEX® electronic trading platform.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 26/01/2004

The market was quite active but failed to stem a marginal fall in the overall market index.
TIFFE: Rollover Of Three-Month Euroyen Futures Leading Contract Month - Leading Contract Month Will Be Dec2004 From January 22, 2004

Date 23/01/2004

On both January 22 and 23, the Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (TIFFE) saw the trading volume of the current leading contract month of Three-month Euroyen Futures -September 2004- being exceeded by the next contract month -December 2004-, which marked the highest volume on both trading days among all Euroyen futures. As such, TIFEE has approved a shift of the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current September 2004 contracts to the December 2004 contracts. The ne

The Stock Exchange Of Thailand, MoF And BoT Take 9 Leading Listed Firms On International Roadshow

Date 23/01/2004

The SET starts out the year with an international roadshow in conjunction with the MoF, the BoT, and Credit Suisse First Boston Securities (Thailand). Nine listed companies in the Financials Group-- AEONTS, BBL, KK, KTB, KTC, NFS, SCB, SCIB, and SPL-will meet foreign institutional investors in Singapore, the UK and the USA starting 26 Jan.
The American Stock Exchange Lists Capital Protected Notes Based On MSCI EAFE Index

Date 23/01/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today began trading Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes based upon the value of the MSCI EAFE Index. 1.14 million shares of the new seven-year Notes were issued at $12.50 principal amount, with a maturity date of March 30, 2011.
RTS Stock Exchange And London Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Cooperation

Date 23/01/2004

The RTS Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange today signed a Memorandum of Co-operation committing the two organisations to work together for their mutual benefit.
Pacific Exchange Demutualization Plan Approved - Seat Owners Vote Overwhelmingly To Convert To For-Profit Corporation

Date 23/01/2004

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced yesterday that its seat owners voted overwhelmingly in favor of a plan to convert the PCX from a not-for-profit membership organization to a for-profit stock corporation. The final tally was 443 in favor (90 percent) to 51 against. The Exchange has 552 seats, each with a vote.
Nymex Increases Margins For Coal And Propane Futures Contracts

Date 23/01/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins for its Central Appalachian coal and propane futures contracts at the close of business on Monday.