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  • Lebanese Equities Weekly Market Report

    Date 25/10/2002

    Volume on the Beirut Stock Exchange dropped sharply from a week earlier, with investors sitting on the sidelines, with the advent of the francophonie summit, which was held in Beirut last week. Investors were hoping that the presence of the guest of ho nour, French President Chirac, will allow him and Prime Minister Hariri to discuss the details and setup a date for the long- awaited Paris II meeting.

  • Gulf States Weekly Market Report

    Date 25/10/2002

    UAE shares edged down on an increased trading value in the week that ended on Thursday. Although the local markets have been heading south for the past few weeks, the year-to-date performance of the index is still positive at 4.95 percent. Trading value inched up 6.5 percent to 81 million dirhams, with the DFM leading activity at 51 million dirhams. The SC UAE Index ended the week at 1,070.61 points, down 0.51 percent as compared to the previous week. National Bank of Dubai led trades in

  • ETFs Trading Started On The Korea Stock Exchange

    Date 25/10/2002

    The Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) launched its ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) market on October 14, 2002, where four(4) ETFs, KODEX200 and KOSEF tracking the KOSPI 200 and KODEX50 and KOSEF50 tracking the KOSPI 50, are being traded.

  • Corporate Governance 2002 - A Practitioner's Perspective 25 October 2002 at Conrad Hotel - By Mr Kwong Ki-chi, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, "Corporate Governance - The Way Forward"

    Date 25/10/2002

    Introduction Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am honoured to have this opportunity to talk to you here today. Following the financial scandals in the United States earlier this year, the market everywhere has shown intensified interests in the quality of the market. The quality of the market is crucial for investor confidence and, in our case, for maintaining Hong Kong's leading position as the Asian hub in the global financial markets. We believe that the quality of the market i

  • CFTC Conducts International Symposium And Training On Derivative Products, Markets And Financial Intermediaries

    Date 25/10/2002

    Over 55 participants representing more than 35 regulatory and market authorities from 28 countries including, Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uruguay met this week - October 21 - 25 - to discuss issues relevant to the international derivatives markets.

  • Castorama Dubois Investissements Removed From Euronext 100 Index

    Date 25/10/2002

    Following the official result of the takeover bid by the British company Kingfisher Plc for the French company Castorama Dubois Investissements (Euronext 100 index), Castorama Dubois Investissements will be removed from the Euronext 100 index effective Wednesday 30 October 2002.

  • Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics September 2002

    Date 25/10/2002

    Riga In September Riga Stock Exchange total trading volume amounted to EUR 25.62 million. Debt trading with EUR 24.79 million dominated, whereas equity trading volume was a mere EUR 0.83 million. The two top equities as to trading volume were Latvijas G'ze with EUR 0.45 million and Latvijas KuÏniecÓba with EUR 0.138 million. During September Latvijas KuÏniecÓba gained 10% in price. Liep'jas metalurgs (+4.76%), Pirm' banka (+3.16%), Latvijas balzams (+2.7%), Grindeks (+1.69%) and Latv

  • Amex Chairman And CEO Salvatore Sodano's Response To PHLX's Proposal To Reinstate Payment for Order Flow

    Date 25/10/2002

    "We vehemently oppose the spread of payment for order flow. As we have repeatedly stated, payment for order flow is not in the best interests of investors and flies in the face of best execution requirements.

  • Updated Information: Eurex Cancels Trades In Futures On Euro STOXX 50 And STOXX 50 Indices

    Date 24/10/2002

    The international derivatives market Eurex cancelled around 200 trades in futures on the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 and Dow Jones STOXX 50 indices on Wednesday. The cancellation only affected certain trades that occurred within a 45 second period at 5.48 p.m. According to Eurex, order entries by market participants had had an impact to the extent that orderly trading in the above-mentioned derivatives was not insured. As a consequence Eurex cancelled the trades ex officio. Eurex informed all partic

  • Toronto Stock Exchange Celebrates 150th Anniversary - Specially Designed Canada Post Stamp Unveiled

    Date 24/10/2002

    Celebrating 150 years at the heart of Canada's capital markets, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canada Post today unveiled a specially designed single domestic rate stamp. The stamp commemorates significant Canadian industries and marks the leadership role the Exchange has taken in capital markets since 1852.