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Beirut Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/12/2002

The local stock market went through another week of gains as the Lebanese Government invited local and international telecommunication companies to bid for two licenses for Lebanon's cellular phone sector. The latter shows Government's serious attempts at tackling mounting debt problem through a series of reforms among which is the awaited privatization of the mobile phone sector.
Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/12/2002

Bahrain equities ended the week in the red pulled down largely by the 15-fils drop in Batelco. By the close of the trading week, the SICO index dropped by 1% to 1168.77, while the benchmark BSE index slid by 0.6% to 1821.06, respectively.
Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/12/2002

The market witnessed a slight decrease earlier in the week before the Christmas holiday and by the end of the week it was not able to bounce back. Thus the ASE index finished its weekly session on bearish ground, closing at 171.56 pts, representing a decrease of 0.2%. The market capitalization for the week stood at JD5,017,811,786. As the year is coming to an end major house keeping block deals took place during the week and more is expected to take place early next week. The political instabil
Trust And Investment Bank And National Development Bank Become RTS Stock Exchange Bonds Market Makers

Date 27/12/2002

Trust and Investment Bank (TIBM) and National Development Bank (NBRT) have recently obtained the market-maker status on the RTS Bonds, the market for trading corporate, government, municipal bonds and Eurobonds.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Switch Of Intershop Holding AG To Another Segment

Date 27/12/2002

In accordance with Art. 2 of the Additional Rules for the Listing of Real Estate Companies, the Admission Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange has decreed that Intershop Holding AG should be listed on another segment, since this company meets the criteria for a real estate company. Intershop Holding AG will be listed on the segment for real estate companies from 3 January 2002. It will be delisted on the main trading segment on 30 December 2002.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/12/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Friday, December 27, 2002, the shares of Hilton Petroleum Ltd. (TSXVN:HTP) will be consolidated on a one-for-ten basis. The new ticker symbol will be HPM and the new CUSIP number will be 432901 30 4. There will be 4,533,666 shares issued and outstanding with none in escrow. There is no change in the name of the company. After the close of trading on Monday,
Program Trading Averaged 43.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 16-Dec. 20, 2002

Date 27/12/2002

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. 16-Dec. 20, 2002.
NYBOT Issues Reminder On New Year's Trading Schedule

Date 27/12/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) issued a reminder today of its trading schedule over the New Year's holiday. The holiday trading schedule for the NYBOT markets is as follows:
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Streamlined Processes For Securities Transfer By MCD

Date 27/12/2002

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that its central depository, Malaysian Central Depository Sdn Bhd (MCD), in its efforts to meet the changing needs of its depositors will introduce enhanced processes in the handling of securities transfer requests, which will come into effect on Monday, 30 December 2002. The changes introduced by MCD will ensure a more efficient processing of transfer requests in the Central Depository System (CDS).
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Scheme B Of CLOB Solution To Take Effect 31 December 2002

Date 27/12/2002

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that Scheme B of the CLOB Solution will be implemented on 31 December 2002. Under the comprehensive CLOB solution adopted by both KLSE and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) in February 2000, Scheme B will facilitate the release of CLOB Securities for trading on the KLSE, over a period of 9 months, on a weekly basis, beginning 31 December 2002 and ending on 29 September 2003.