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SET Announces Average Daily Turnover In 2002 Reached More Than THB8 Billion, An Increase Of 30% From Last Year - 25 New Companies Listed Their Shares On The SET, Sending Total Stock Values To More Than THB2 Trillion

Date 19/12/2002

The SET announced that trading volume in 2002 were higher than targeted, despite being affected by the situation between the US and Iraq. The SET worked hard to increase its investors base and the quality and quantity of products in the SET and the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI), increasing the efficiency and lowering costs for the industrial sector, and supporting the good governance practices of listed and member companies of the SET.
Program Trading Averaged 34.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 9-Dec. 13, 2002

Date 19/12/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Dec. 9-Dec. 13, 2002.
Pacific Exchange To Trade S&P Funds

Date 19/12/2002

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that it has expanded its licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's (S&P), and will begin trading options on three additional S&P exchange-traded funds on January 2, 2003.
Oslo Børs: New Threshold Of 5% For Disclosure Of Acquisitions Of Large Shareholdings From 1 January 2003

Date 19/12/2002

The Ministry of Finance resolved on Wednesday 18 December 2002 to introduce, with effect from 1 January 2003, a new threshold of 5% for the disclosure of acquisitions of large shareholdings and rights to shares. This was accompanied by the approval of a new regulation that introduces certain exemptions from the rules on disclosure of acquisitions for investment firms. These new provisions on disclosure also apply to primary capital certificates.
NYMEX To Postpone Listing Additional Gasoline Months

Date 19/12/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will postpone listing additional months of trading in its unleaded gasoline futures contract, beginning with the January 2004 contract, originally scheduled for listing on January 2, due to changes in state and federal gasoline requirements beginning in 2004.

NYMEX Sets Record for NYMEX Division Seat Sale

Date 19/12/2002

A seat on the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. sold today for a record $1,300,000, topping the $1,110,000 sale on September 25, 2002.
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 19/12/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of December 13, 2002, reflecting transactions through December 10, 2002.
New Chairman For Baltic Freight Derivatives Brokers

Date 19/12/2002

Philippe van den Abeele of London shipbrokers, Clarksons, has been elected as the new chairman of the Forward Freight Agreement Brokers' Association (FFABA).
Lehman Brothers International (Europe) - New Member Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchanges

Date 19/12/2002

" That Lehman Brothers has chosen to become a member of both the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and Oslo Børs confirms how important the NOREX Alliance is for an international development of the stock exchanges in the Nordic region. The market shares by foreign members on the Danish equity market have this year gone from 8 per cent to 17 per cent, which is a clear indication that foreign investors are becoming more interested in Danish shares," said President and CEO Hans-Ole Jochumsen.
ICEX News And Views No. 28

Date 19/12/2002

Two new listings on ICEX are presented in this issue, as well as an article on information disclosure.