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Malaysia’s Prime Minister To Launch Invest Malaysia 2004

Date 24/08/2004

Prime Minister, YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah Hj. Ahmad Badawi is expected to launch 'INVEST Malaysia 2004' on Thursday afternoon, 26 August 2004. INVEST Malaysia 2004, organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad, will be held from 26 to 29 August 2004 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
GLTRADE, First ISV To Pass The IPE v11.000 Conformance

Date 24/08/2004

GL TRADE is proud to announce it successfully passed the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) conformance on the IPE new API 11.000 platform. IPE is Europe’s leading energy futures and options exchange, listing contracts such as Brent Crude or Gas Oil. GL TRADE products are compatible with all the IPE’s new functionalities for all instruments and types of order.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Focus: Danish Delight?

Date 24/08/2004

We have a short memory – both about the weather and the equity market, thus begins issue no. 87 of Focus by Equity Strategist Henrik Henriksen, Jyske Bank. At the beginning of this millennium, Danish shares were dropped as investors looked to the tech, media and telecom shares at the Nasdaq exchange, and it was widely held that the future of investments lay outside the Danish borders. However, the Danish equity market has proven to be stable compared with the foreign markets, and since the
Closure Of Trading In MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures And Options Markets On SGX Today

Date 24/08/2004

SGX will close its MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures and Options Markets today, as the underlying Taiwan stock market is closed due to Typhoon Aere. There will also be no trading for the exchange’s MSCI Taiwan futures contract today via SGX ETS (Electronic Trading System). All trading will resume on Wednesday, 25 August 2004, unless otherwise announced by SGX.
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Merdeka Day

Date 24/08/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that the office of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Group would be closed on Tuesday, 31 August 2004 in conjunction with Merdeka Day.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Sector Update: Perak Corporation Berhad

Date 24/08/2004

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) has decided to update the classification of sector for Perak Corporation Berhad (“PRKCORP”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Thursday, 26 August 2004.
American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Archipelago Holdings, Inc.

Date 24/08/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 on the Pacific Exchange listed stock of Achipelago Holdings, Inc. (Symbol: AX).
Wiener Börse And OeKB Establish Central Counterparty For All Transactions Concluded On Wiener Börse

Date 23/08/2004

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB), which acts as a clearing and settlement agency for cash products, and Wiener Börse AG, which acts as exchange operating company and clearing house for derivatives, have founded a joint company which will assume the function of a central counterparty for the entire Vienna stock market as of 1 January 2005.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 23/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, August 23, 2004: CME Telemetrix Inc. (TSXVN:CEM) will change its name to NIR Diagnostics Inc. and will trade under the ticker symbol “NID.” There is no consolidation of capital. Bralorne-Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXVN:BPN) will change its name to Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. and will trade under the ticker symbol “BPM.” The shares of the company will be
Share Change For Bank Of Yokohama Ltd In The S&P Japan MidCap 100 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 23/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Monday August 30th 2004: Bank of Yokohama Ltd (Japan, SEDOL: 6986449, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101015) a member of the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 165,319,429 to 1,419,816,054 due to the execution of exercise of convertible bonds and preferred stock.