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FTSE/Xinhua Create Tradable A Share Index

Date 15/12/2003

FTSE/Xinhua (FXI), the China index specialist, today announces the creation of a tradable A share index, the FXI A50 Index. The FXI A50, will join the successful FTSE/Xinhua Index Series, and will launch in January 2004. It is designed specifically to meet the needs of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFIIs), participating in China's A share market.
Eurex Reduces Transaction Fees In Finnish Equity Options - Price Reductions Of Up To 57 Percent To Increase Trading - Further Business Opportunities Due To Symbiotic Relationship With OTC Markets

Date 15/12/2003

On January 2, Eurex, the international derivatives market, in close coordination with HEX Integrated Markets, its Finnish cooperation partner, will reduce the transaction fees for all Finnish equity options traded at Eurex by more than half on average.
Dow Jones Indexes: Component Changes Made To Country Titans Indexes

Date 15/12/2003

Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Canada Titans 40 and Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 indexes.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Minimum Coupon Rate

Date 15/12/2003

The minimum coupon rate applicable to bonds, instruments of debt, mortgages and other debts, cf. the Danish Gains on Securities and Foreign Currency Act of 11 October 2001, has for the period from 1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004 been fixed at 3 % p.a.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Index Factor 3, Remaining Debt/Bonds

Date 15/12/2003

On the basis of the development of the net consumer-price index from May 2003 to November 2003 a new index factor 3 has been calculated and will be effective as from 31 December 2004: 219,510

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 15/12/2003

The market advanced slightly and looks poised to end the year in positive territory. BIHL added 6t to P2.56 on 38,289 shares with Letshego up a tick to P1.11 on nearly 1.5 million shares after briefly touching P1.12.
Warsaw Exchange Announces Quarterly Revision In The WIG And WIRR Indices

Date 12/12/2003

Following the ranking, drawn up as of 12 November 2003, the composition of the WIG and WIRR portfolios will be changed: BA-CA will be added to the WIG index and SZEPTEL, GARBARNIA, LZPS, PEKPOL and ALPRAS will be added to the WIRR index.
Warsaw Exchange Quarterly Changes In TechWIG Index Composition

Date 12/12/2003

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces a quarterly revision concerning the TechWIG index. Following the ranking, drawn up as of the end of November 2003, the composition of the TechWIG index portfolio will be changed.
UK's Financial Services Authority Announces Serious Breach Of The Listing Rules By SFI Group plc

Date 12/12/2003

The FSA today released a a href="http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/final/sfi_11dec03.pdf">public statementcensuring SFI Group plc ("SFI") for breaching the Listing Rules. This is the first action taken by the FSA for a contravention of the Listing Rules under its statutory powers assumed in December 2001.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of December 12, 2003

Date 12/12/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.