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Tunis Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 11/10/2002

The beginning of the last quarter of the year was marked by a significant pullback in a market that has been rocketing for two consecutive weeks. Profit taking was at the origin of the drop, together with unfavourable corporate news in bad semi annual financials for flag carrier Tunisair (-9.57%) which posted 38.4MTnd of half hear losses. The backward move was widespread and all the sectors were down. Blue Chips were especially under pressure of sell off and the banking sector continued to slid
TSX Inc. Shareholders Approve Plan Of Arrangement That Enables Initial Public Offering Of Common Shares - TSX Group Inc. Files Restated Preliminary Prospectus

Date 11/10/2002

TSX Inc. (formerly The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc.) and TSX Group Inc. announced today that, at a special meeting of TSX Inc. shareholders held on October 2, shareholders approved an arrangement pursuant to which a new company, TSX Group Inc., will become the holding company of TSX Inc. and certain elements of a proposed initial public offering of common shares of TSX Group Inc. will be implemented. The arrangement was subsequently approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on October 7.
TSE Imposed A Penalty On Banc Of America Securities-Japan, Inc.

Date 11/10/2002

TSE imposed a penalty on Banc of America Securities-Japan, Inc. ( ''Banc of America Securities'') of JPY 6 million fine for act of making a series of transactions for the sale or purchase of a security to create an artificial market without any reflection of the actual state of the market.
SWX Swiss Exchange Reprimands Logitech International SA

Date 11/10/2002

The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a reprimand with related public notification to Logitech International SA, Romanel-sur-Morges, for violation of the Listing Rules. This SWX reprimand pertains to the manner in which the company published its Q3/2001 quarterly report on 22 January 2002. Logitech International SA provided its quarterly report to various online and print media with a blocking period for publication during trading hours. Moreover, the SWX Swiss Exchange - in violation of the rules -
Standard & Poor's Canadian Indices - S&P/TSX Canadian Income Trust Index, S&P/TSX Canadian Energy Trust Index And S&P/TSX Canadian REIT Index

Date 11/10/2002

Please find attached an updated list of constituent relative weights for the S&P/TSX Canadian Income Trust Index, S&P/TSX Canadian Energy Trust Index and S&P/TSX Canadian REIT Index, as at the close of business on Thursday, October 10, 2002. These indices will be available on a real-time basis at the open of business on Tuesday, October 15, 2002.

Securities And Exchange Commission Fee Rate Advisory #5 For Fiscal Year 2003

Date 11/10/2002

The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2003 since Oct. 1, 2002 has been extended through Oct. 18, 2002. Therefore, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rates applicable to proxy solicitations and information statements in corporate control transactions will remain at the current rate of $92.00 per million. Five days after
NYBOT Announces New FINEX Margin Requirements

Date 11/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced yesterday that effective with the opening of business on Friday, October 11, 2002, the Finex margin requirements are as defined here
New Zealand Stock Exchange Moves AX Market Into Development Stage

Date 11/10/2002

The New Zealand Stock Exchange continues to move forward, with plans to develop an alternative or "growth" market. Working in collaboration with market participants the Exchange has received a large number of submissions in response to the proposal distributed late August, for a market that has been tentatively labelled AX.
New DIAMONDS Volume Record At CBOE

Date 11/10/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that volume in options on DIAMONDS (DIA) established a new record yesterday, October 10, when 140,957 contracts (32,019 calls and 108,938 puts) traded, eclipsing the previous record of 125,320 contracts traded on July 24, 2002.
Muscat Securities Market Weekly Report

Date 11/10/2002

The trading week ended Thurs, Oct 3, 2002, did not witness any improvement in investor sentiment. As a result, trading volume remained depressed on the MSM. The MSM index closed the week at 179.44, which is 0.5% lower than in the previous week. The index high/low for the week was 180.16/179.42. The Banks & Investment (B&I) Index, Services and Industry Sector indices closed on a decline of 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. The major contributors to the decline were Oman Cement, Salalah Flour Mill