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Nasdaq And Primex Announce End Of Exclusive Rights Agreement

Date 31/12/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ"; OTCBB: NDAQ), and Primex Trading N.A., L.L.C. today announced the end of their exclusive rights agreement, which provided NASDAQ with rights to operate the Primex Auction System. As NASDAQ consolidates its trading services to a common functionality within the NASDAQ SuperMontage system, it has elected to no longer offer the Primex Auction System as a facility of NASDAQ, effective January 16, 2004. The financial impact of this action by NASDAQ is part of i
London Metal Exchange Monthly Averages, December 2003

Date 31/12/2003

Please click here for the London Metal Exchange monthly averages for December 2003.
HKEx Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings And Suspensions

Date 31/12/2003

Please click here for the HKEx report on initial public offering applications, delisting proceedings and suspensions as at 31 December 2003.
BSE Information And Updates - Technical Briefing And Webcast With U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case: Wednesday, Dec. 31

Date 31/12/2003

Please click here to hear a recording of the technical briefing and webcast with U.S. Government Officials On BSE Case: Wednesday, Dec. 31.
ASX 2003 Year-End Statistics

Date 31/12/2003

Please click here for ASX's year-end 2003 statistics.

USDA BSE Update December 29, 2003

Date 30/12/2003

USDA continues to work with the Canadian officials to verify traceback of the index animal. Records obtained from the owner correspond with Canada's records indicating that this animal was approximately 6-1/2 years old at the time of slaughter. USDA is working with Canada to conduct DNA testing to verify that the correct animal has been identified. The age of the animal is significant. She would have been born before feed bans were implemented in North America in August 1997. The feed bans prohi
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures To Guard Against BSE

Date 30/12/2003

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced additional safeguards to bolster the U.S. protection systems against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, and further protect public health.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand To Officially Start Using Eight New Industry Groups And Their Indexes On 5 Jan. 04

Date 30/12/2003

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will group the existing 30 industrial sectors under 8 new industry groups to make securities searching more systematic. The indexes of these industry groups will be calculated starting from 5 January 2004. Existing sector indexes will still remain except the REHABCO Sector index which will no longer be displayed in 2004.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 30/12/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 30, 2003: > · The trading symbols of the following companies will change. There are no changes to the company names and CUSIP numbers. Company Name Current Symbol New Symbol<
SEC Charges Parmalat With Financial Fraud

Date 30/12/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Parmalat Finanziaria S.p.A. ("Parmalat") with securities fraud. The Commission's complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Parmalat engaged in one of the largest and most brazen corporate financial frauds in history.