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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/12/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, December 4, 2003: The relative weight of Biovail Corporation (TSX:BVF) will increase by approximately 4.92% in the S&P/TSX Capped Health Care Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Capped Sector Index methodology. Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way ref
Standard & Poor's And MSCI Announce Revisions To The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICSâ) - Firms To Launch Client Consultations For Further Improvements In GICS

Date 03/12/2003

Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI), the premier provider of global indices and benchmark-related products and services, and Standard & Poor's, the leading provider of independent investment research, indices and ratings, today announced the results of their annual review of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICSÆÊ) structure. The review, conducted on an annual basis, is intended to ensure that GICSaccurately reflects the definitions of sectors and industries most releva
SEC Takes Steps To Address Late Trading, Market Timing And Related Abuses

Date 03/12/2003

At an open meeting today the Securities and Exchange Commission took action on three measures to address late trading, market timing and related abuses in the mutual fund industry.
RTS Stock Exchange: FORTS November Monthly Data

Date 03/12/2003

In November 2003 total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 3 285 thousand contracts and 22.7 billion rubles (in October the numbers equaled 3 895 thousand contracts and 28,8 billion rubles). Total open interest as of November 30th, 2003, equaled 4,7 billion rubles and 520 thousand contracts (as of October 31st, 2003, the last trading day in October, the numbers were 4,2 billion rubles and 695 thousand contracts).
RTS Stock Exchange: Classic Market November Market Data

Date 03/12/2003

In November 2003 the total trading volume on Classic Market equaled 379 million US dollars, compared with 954 million dollars in October.

RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: November Market Data

Date 03/12/2003

For the period of November 1st - November 30th, 2003, total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) equaled 22 529 million rubles, compared with 38 864 million in October. Internet trading accounted for 33% of total trading volume in rubles, down from 36% in October. 26 077 transactions were executed, compared with 48 739 transactions in October.
RTS Board: November Data

Date 03/12/2003

For the month of November 2003, total trading volume on the RTS Board reached 3.7 million US dollars compared with 7.3 million in October.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Visits the NYSE

Date 03/12/2003

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE-Listed PLA and PLA.A) visits the NYSE to celebrate its 50th anniversary of incorporation. In honor of the occasion, Christie Hefner, Chairman and CEO, and Hugh Hefner, Founder, ring The Closing BellSM.
NYSE Member Firms Report Third-Quarter 2003 Results

Date 03/12/2003

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported third-quarter 2003 after-tax profits of $1.96 billion and revenues of $33.71 billion, compared to $564 million in after-tax profits on revenues of $35.62 billion in third-quarter 2002. In the first nine months of 2003, the firms reported after-tax profits of $7.77 billion on revenues of $108.30 billion, compared with $3.82 billion on revenues of $113.17 billion in the first nine months of 2002.
Nymex To Introduce Exchange Of Futures For Swaps Transactions In Copper

Date 03/12/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will offer exchange of futures for swap (EFS) transactions in the 13th through 24th months of the copper futures contract as a three-year pilot program beginning in January.