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Nymex Revises Date Of e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Contracts Migration

Date 03/06/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will postpone the migration of its e-miNYsm crude oil and natural gas futures contracts to NYMEX ClearPortsm from the CMEsm Globexsm electronic trading platform to July 19.

Medical Columbus Goes Public On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Date 03/06/2005

Medical Columbus AG ISIN DE0006618309

May 2005 Volume At NYBOT Up 15% YTD

Date 03/06/2005

Combined 2005 futures and options trading volume at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) maintained a record pace -- running 15% ahead of 2004 Year-To-Date (YTD), with the total futures and options volume registering 15,246,694 contracts through the May 2005, versus 13,280,916 contracts in the first five months of 2004.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 03/06/2005

Click here to download the Malawi Stock Exchange weekly report.

Investable Weight Factor Change For Banca Nazionale del Lavoro In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 03/06/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (Italy, IT0001254884), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.403 to 0.331 effective at the close of trading Tuesday, June 07, 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Holmo SPA, which has increased its holding to 6.464 % of shares outstanding.

Four Global New Markets Power Ahead As The Rest Are Left Reeling Behind

Date 03/06/2005

SESDAQ, TSX-V, NASDAQ and AIM have provided investors with the highest returns of any global new market for the past three year period. Such performance signals a polarisation among global new markets where a selected few have established themselves as growing successful entities with either a strong or developing international presence whilst most others remain largely stagnant, operating within a domestic context of stubborn illiquidity and attracting too few companies, according to Gran

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. – UBD Share Increase In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Date 03/06/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Latin America 40 Index effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, June 7, 2005. Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. – UBD (Mexico, SEDOL 2242059) shares will increase by 80,500,000 to 720,392,590. The share increase comes as result of an equity offering by the company to the public. If this change had occurred on June 2, 2005 the weight of Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A. de C.V. – UBD in the S&P Latin America 40 Index

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges May Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 03/06/2005

The FEAS May Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website. To view click here.

EEX Trading Results In May

Date 03/06/2005

In May 2005, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) saw a total turnover of 35.9 TWh. Of this amount, 6.995.461 MWh were traded on the Spot Market.

Deutsche Börse Decides On Changes In Equity Indices - Changes In MDAX®, SDAX® And TecDAX® Are Effective On 20 June

Date 03/06/2005

On Friday, Deutsche Börse has decided on changes in its equity indices MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX®. The changes will be effective on 20 June.