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Announcement Of Kosdaq Star Index And Upward Revision Of Kosdaq Composite Index

Date 14/01/2004

Beginning from Jan 26, 2004, Kosdaq Stock Market introduces Kosdaq Star Index, which will comprise of 30 companies predicated on financial stability, corporate governance and market representativeness. As a blue chip and product-oriented index, it is expected to complement the existing Kosdaq Composite and stimulate development of diverse index-related derivatives.
Andrew S. Fastow, Former Enron Chief Financial Officer, Pleads Guilty, Settles Civil Fraud Charges And Agrees To Cooperate With Ongoing Investigation - Fastow Agrees To Serve A Ten-Year Sentence, Pay Over $23 Million, And Be Permanently Barred From Servin

Date 14/01/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today settled civil fraud charges filed against Andrew S. Fastow, Enron's former chief financial officer. The complaint, filed on October 2, 2002 in U.S. District Court in Houston, alleged that Fastow defrauded Enron's shareholders and enriched himself and others by, among other things, entering into undisclosed side deals, manufacturing earnings for Enron through sham transactions, and inf
Warsaw Stock Exchange Statistical Summary For The Year 2003

Date 13/01/2004

WSE Indices - Rate of Return 2003 2002 Change (%) WIG20 Year-End
Warsaw Stock Exchange Derivatives Market In 2003

Date 13/01/2004

An overview The year 2003 was yet another one of intensive development of the WSE derivatives market. The following are the year highlights.
VPS And Oslo Børs Have Terminated Their Discussions On A Possible Merger

Date 13/01/2004

VPS Holding ASA and Oslo Børs Holding ASA have held discussions over some time with a view to a merger of the two entities. Reference is made in particular to the joint press release of 21 November 2003. The background for this was a wish to evaluate the overall effects of an integration of this part of the securities value chain in Norway without creating any obstacles to either party's individual participation in international collaboration or integration projects.

Stock Exchange Of Thailand: Three Core Institutions In The Capital Market Jointly Announce "2004: Year Of Quality Improvement"

Date 13/01/2004

The Association of Securities Companies (ASCO), the Associations of Investment Management Companies (AIMC), and the Listed Companies Association are collaborating to promote the quality of the operators in the Thai capital market by announcing "2004: The Year of Quality Improvement". Issues being focused on include the raising of work standards, information disclosure, research work quality, as well as educational activities for investors and the general public.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 13/01/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Wednesday, January 13, 2004: The relative weight of H&R REIT (TSX:HR.UN - GICS 40401010 Real Estate Investment Trusts) will increase by approximately 0.06% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index and by 0.35% in the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float capitalization of the trust due to the issuance of units.
RTS Total Turnover More Than Doubles Over The Year

Date 13/01/2004

In 2003 the RTS Group total turnover increased 2.2 times, from 9.5 billion to 20.8 billion US dollars.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data January 5th - January 9th, 2004

Date 13/01/2004

For the period of January 5th - January 9th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) equaled 5 493 million rubles, compared with 6 834 million for the week of December 22nd - December 26th, 2003. Internet trading accounted for 27% of total trading volume, down from 25% the week before. 8 410 transactions were executed, up from 5 614 transactions the week before.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 13/01/2004

For the week of January 5th - January 9th, 2004, the RTS Index gained 5.30% and closed at 597.33.