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Muscat Securities Market Weekly Report

Date 21/10/2002

The MSM index closed on a decline for the fifth consecutive week, falling by 0.3% to 178.99 points at the close of the trading week ended Thursday, October 10, 2002. The index closing represents a 5-month low since this year's April-end closing of 167.50. The index high/low for the week was 179.24/178.71. The Industry Sector led the decline with shares such as National Gas, Oman Cement, Salalah Flour and Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles falling by 6.3%, 1%, 3% and 1.7% respectively. In the Banks and Inve
Ljubljana Stock Exchange: SBI20 Index Exceeds 3,400 Points For The First Time In History

Date 21/10/2002

On Monday, 21 October 2002, the trading day on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, Inc. closed with a new record high for its major SBI20 Index - at 3,411 points, which was by 3.9 percent more than on the previous trading day. New record value was also registered for the (Authorised) Investment Funds Index (PIX) that rose by 3.8 percent, to the final 2,600 points.
iUnits S&P/TSX Canadian REIT Index Fund To Trade On The Toronto Stock Exchange

Date 21/10/2002

The iUnits S&P/TSX Canadian REIT Index Fund Units ("iREITS") of iUnits S&P/TSX Canadian REIT Index Fund (the "Fund") will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday, October 22, 2002.
Futures & Options On Russian Trading System: Weekly Data Report

Date 21/10/2002

For the week of October 14th-October 18th, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 502 thousand contracts or 1 688.5 million rubles in underlying value, compared to the last week's 603.3 thousand contracts and 1 980.5 million rubles. The number of trades executed went down from 15 508 to 11 936.
Chicago Stock Exchange Selects Radianz Extranet

Date 21/10/2002

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) has selected Radianz's global financial extranet, RadianzNet, for a variety of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking needs, the companies announced today.

CBOT To Launch New 10-Yr. Municipal Note Index Futures On Oct. 26

Date 21/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that following extensive consultation with market professionals, it is re-engineering the exchange's tax-exempt offering and will launch a new contract for this market on Friday, October 25, 2002. The CBOT® 10-Year Municipal Note Index futures will replace the Municipal Bond Index Futures contract based on the Bond BuyerTM TM 40 Index (BBI-40), which will cease trading after its December 2002 expiration. The 10-Year Municipal Note Index received
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 21/10/2002

The market was once again quite vibrant with trades in all counters but one and ending the week slightly higher.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 21/10/2002

Anglo American announced this week that it has received credit ratings of A3 (long term) and Prime-2 (short-term) from Moody's investor Services and A- (long term) and A-2 (short term) from Standard & Poors.
Beirut Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 21/10/2002

Volume on the Beirut Stock Exchange jumped last week, with a total of 278,901 shares traded, compared to 69,545 shares a week earlier. Investors continue to monitor the region's events, with several issues pending. The francophonie meeting to be held between October 18-20, and the awaited Paris II meeting bring fresh confidence to the market, taking Solidere "B" shares up by nearly 9% at $4.625, while its "A" counterpart closes flat at $4.125. Solidere is expected to issue a $100 million
American Stock Exchange Partners With First Traders Analytical Solutions To Launch TAO - Total Access Options - First Exchange To Market Desktop Product Able To Execute On All Option Exchanges

Date 21/10/2002

The American Stock Exchange and First Traders Analytical Solutions today announced the launch of TAO, Total Access Options, which is the first exchange-marketed desktop product available to member firms with the ability to execute trades at all five options exchanges.