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RTS Index Calculation Methodology And Constituent Stocks To Change

Date 28/03/2003

The RTS Information Committee has introduced changes into the RTS Index Calculation Methodology. In accordance with these changes, the list of constituent stocks will be formed based on the expert valuation only.
NASDAQ Announces Price Reductions For Network Connections, Trade Reporting And Other Systems - NASDAQ InterMarket Prices Also To Be Changed

Date 28/03/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. today announced that in an effort to reduce NASDAQ® participants' total cost of trading, NASDAQ Transaction Services is reducing connectivity and trade reporting fees. Price cuts have been filed with the SEC and are expected to take place Tuesday, April 1, 2003. NASDAQ will also file with the SEC to eliminate certain ACT locked-in trade reporting charges as of June 1, 2003.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For February 2003

Date 28/03/2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 2,585.7 points at the end of February 2003, an increase of 87.6 points from the closing value at the end of January. The weighted index reached 175.79 points at the end of January, an increase of 0.25 points from the closing value at the end of January.
Instinet Announces Additional Cost Reductions

Date 28/03/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) today announced that as part of its continuing cost-reduction effort it would reduce its workforce by approximately 175 employees (or approximately 12 percent of its full-time employees), across its operations, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Hong Kong Futures Exchange Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 28/03/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 1 April 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the Table. The adjustments are based on the clearing compa

Change To Quarterly Review Euronext 100 Index & Next 150 Index

Date 28/03/2003

Following the official result of the take-over bid by the British company Vodafone group for the Dutch company Vodafone Libertel (Euronext 100 index), Euronext Indices announces a change to the outcome of the periodical quarterly review as published of 19 March 2003.
CBOE Creates Two New Indexes: CBOE Euro 25 Index (EOR) And CBOE Asia 25 Index (EYR)

Date 28/03/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it has created two new indexes: the CBOE Euro 25 Index (ticker symbol EOR) and the CBOE Asia 25 Index (ticker symbol EYR), that will begin trading Monday, March 31, 2003. Both the CBOE Euro 25 and Asia 25 Indexes have been designed to measure the performance of large market-capitalization companies in their respective regions, giving stock index investors more international choices. With the addition of these two indexe
Tokyo Stock Exchange Board Report - March 2003

Date 27/03/2003

Enactment of revisions to TSE's Listing Systems and Listing Fees As mentioned in last month's board report, TSE announced planned revisions to its listing systems, after the introduction of the 'going concern' into Japanese corporate accounting examination standards, as well as the fees related to stock listings. While no public comment was received for the listing systems revisions, some comments where received for the listing fees revisions but those comments will not alter the re
SGX And ASX To Add More Stocks To Co-Trading Link

Date 27/03/2003

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) and Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ASX) today announced that the number of stocks available for co-trading will double with effect from 31 March 2003.
SEC Provides Guidance For Filers Reporting Pension Fund Blackout Periods, Non-GAAP Financial Data

Date 27/03/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a statement providing interim guidance regarding the filing of newly required information on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system.