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KCBT Announces Lower Wheat Margins

Date 25/02/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts.
Euronext.Liffe Cocoa Options Post Another Open Interest Record

Date 25/02/2003

Euronext.liffe's Cocoa options contract reached another new Open Interest record of 52,781 lots on Friday 21 February breaking the previous record of 52,681 lots set on 20 February 2003.
Euronext.Liffe Announces A Further 3 Italian Stock Futures

Date 25/02/2003

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, has announced that it will list a further 3 Universal Stock Futures from Monday 31 March 2003. From that date a total of 116 Universal Stock Futures will be available, the greatest number and broadest range of international single stock futures on any exchange in the world, cleared and settled through a single clearing system and traded under a single regulatory regime.<
Euronext Amsterdam N.V. Launches investigation Into Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

Date 25/02/2003

Euronext Amsterdam is launching an investigation to establish whether Koninklijke Ahold N.V. ("Ahold") complied with the requirement to provide information as stipulated in the Listing and Issuing Rules. The investigation will focus in particular on compliance with Article 28h of the rules.
Dow Jones Indexes Launches Islamic Blue-Chip Indexes

Date 25/02/2003

Dow Jones Indexes today announced the expansion of its family of blue-chip indexes as well as its Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes by adding the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 and three subset blue-chip indexes - the Dow Jones US Islamic Titans 50, the Dow Jones Europe Islamic Titans 25 and the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Titans 25.

Daily Turnover In The MICEX Stock Market Section Reaches 15,52 Billion Rubles - A Historical Record In The Whole Period Of Stock Trades On The MICEX

Date 25/02/2003

As a result of the trading session, held on the MICEX 19 February, 2003, trades turnover in the Stock Market Section reached 15,52 billion rubles (about 492 million dollars). This is a record turnover in the history of stock trades on the MICEX, which were launched in March, 1997. The previous record of 19 November, 2002, was 14,52 billion rubles. The MICEX Index, indicating the level of prices of 18 leading issuers, listed on the MICEX, reached 327,7 points, a 2,8% increase since the beginning
Chicago Mercantile Exchange And Merrill Lynch Announce Amendments To Rules For Long-Short Technology TRAKRS Index

Date 25/02/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) today announced that Merrill Lynch has amended the rules for the Long-Short Technology TRAKRSSM Index, a total return index designed by Merrill Lynch and composed of long positions in individual technology stocks, short positions in technology sectors or sub-sectors, and a possible cash component, effective March 24, 2003.
Stockholmsbörsen: Metro Returns To O List

Date 24/02/2003

Since Metro has satisfied Stockholmsbörsen's requirements regarding the composition of the company's Board of Directors and the Exchange has been given an opportunity to conduct a first-year assessment of the company, trading in Metro shares on the O List may now be resumed. Stockholmsbörsen decided on January 20, 2003 to place shares in Metro International S.A in the "under observation" section of the O List. Shares in Metro International S.A were initially listed on Stockholmsbörsen's O List
Stock Exchange of Thailand: Settrade Joins Hands With TAC To Provide Stock Quotes For Investors Via Cellular Phones

Date 24/02/2003

Settrade.Com Co., Ltd. has joined hands with Total Access Communication PLC. (TAC), the leading telecommunications operator that provides DTAC and Dprompt mobile phone services, to provide Stock Alerts and Stock Information when share prices or share volumes move beyond a set level. Real time share information at their fingertips will provide Settrade members and DTAC and Dprompt customers with greater convenience. The service is available free on a trial basis from today to the end o
Nymex To Increase Margin Rates On Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures, Swap Futures, And e-miNY Futures

Date 24/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will raise the margin rates on its Henry Hub natural gas futures, swap futures, and e-miNYsm futures contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.