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National Stock Exchange of Lithuania Easter Campaign - "Follow Real Time Trading On Www.Nse.Lt For Free"

Date 11/04/2003

From April 14 to 18, the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) is carrying Easter Campaign "Follow Real Time Trading on WWW.NSE.LT for Free". All visitors of the Exchange's web-site will be able to view real time trading without any charge. This initiative is launched to promote the use of the NSEL's real time products.
iShares MCSI Emerging Markets ETF Begins Trading On The American Stock Exchange - LaBranche's First Foray As iShares Specialist

Date 11/04/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today launched trading in Barclays Global Investors' iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (ticker: EEM).
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited And Shanghai Futures Exchange Sign MOU On Development Of Energy Derivatives

Date 11/04/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) will jointly look into the possibility of developing an Asian energy derivatives market under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today (Friday) by Charles Lee, chairman of HKEx, and Jiang Yang, chief executive officer of SHFE.
Australian Stock Exchange: Listed Property Trusts Respond

Date 11/04/2003

On Tuesday 8 April, the Australian Stock Exchange requested all the entities that comprise the listed property trust sector to inform the market as to whether their trust arrangements include co-ownership or other agreements that might act as a deterrent to a change of ownership.
The Volume Of Trades In Government Securities On The MICEX In The First Quarter Of 2003 Reached 307,9 Bln Rubles, Almost 10 Times More Than In The Same Period Of 2002

Date 10/04/2003

The volume of trades in government securities (GKO-OFZ) on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) in the first quarter of 2003 reached 307,9 bln rubles. This exceeds considerably the results of the first quarter of 2002 (31,9 bln rubles).

The MICEX Exchange Council Adopts Specifications Of Futures Contracts For Oil Products

Date 10/04/2003

The MICEX Exchange Council adopted, on April 4, 2003, specifications of settlement futures for oil products.
Tehran Stock Exchange - 1st Quarter 2003 Reports

Date 10/04/2003

The trading value increased by 218.30% from US$ 289,863,431.7 to US$922,646,540.8 in the 1st quarter of 2003.
SWX Swiss Exchange - Clariant AG: No Violation Of Ad Hoc Publicity Rules

Date 10/04/2003

Within the scope of preliminary investigations, the SWX Swiss Exchange examined whether Clariant AG violated the provisions of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules in connection with a discussion, triggered by the business newspaper "Cash" in its issue dated 21 February 2003, with regard to a possible capital increase at Clariant.
Stockholmsbörsen Creates Conditions For Higher Liquidity

Date 10/04/2003

Stockholmsbörsen is introducing a system with liquidity providers to create the conditions for more liquid trading that will result in lower costs and reduced risks, particularly for transactions involving less frequently traded shares. Exchange-listed companies in which liquidity in share trading is low will now have a greater opportunity to use liquidity providers. Members of Stockholmsbörsen, that is, banks and brokers, will act as providers of liquidity and continuously set bid and as
State And Private Sectors Joined Hands In Promoting Corporate Governance To Further Develop Thailand's Capital Market.

Date 10/04/2003

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak reiterated that Thailand must speed up the establishment of corporate governance and urged both the state and private sectors to help promote and implement it. The Deputy Prime Minister revealed that during the past year, the government has actively created a mechanism to help realize the concept of corporate governance, through both official and the social forces. Somkid stressed that such an ideology needs a lot of work to make it a reality.