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The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

Date 24/07/2002

As of mid-July, short interest in 3,115 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 4,256,980,509 shares compared with 4,216,071,427 shares in 3,209 National Market issues for the month of June.
The Kosdaq Stock Market, Inc. Launches New Size Indexes On July 29, 2002, Which Include The Kosdaq 100, Kosdaq Mid 300, And Kosdaq Small

Date 24/07/2002

The new size indexes are aimed at providing separate benchmarks to measure the performance of the Kosdaq Stock Market, segmented by market capitalization. The new index series are summarized as follows: Kosdaq 100: Measures the performance of large-size company segment of the Kosdaq stock market, comprised of top 100 stocks ranked by market capitalization, including Kosdaq 50 constituents. Kosdaq Mid 300: Measures the performance of mid-size company segment of the
Sydney Futures Exchange To Launch New Electricity Futures

Date 24/07/2002

SFE Corporation Limited and d-cypha Limited (a subsidiary of Transpower Limited - owner and operator of the New Zealand national electricity grid) have announced that new 'Australian Electricity Futures' products are to be listed at the Sydney Futures Exchange on Tuesday, 3 September 2002.
Statement From SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt Re: Agreement On Comprehensive Reform Legislation

Date 24/07/2002

"On behalf of the Commission, I congratulate the congressional conference committee for reaching agreement on comprehensive reform legislation. It is deeply gratifying to see members of both parties, under the leadership of Chairman Sarbanes and Chairman Oxley, working together to reach consensus to enact reforms designed to restore integrity to the nation's financial markets and to serve the interests of U.S. investors."
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 24/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: The common shares of GolfNorth Properties Inc. (TSXVN: YNP) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange after the close of business on Thursday, July 25, 2002 as a result of an amalgamation agreement between the company and 1458306 Ontario Inc. Northampton Group Inc. (TSXVN: YNH) will change its ticker symbol to NHG. There is no change in the company's name or cusip number. There wi

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index

Date 24/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Thursday, July 25, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index. The weight of Telus Corporation (TSX: T) will increase by approximately 5.34% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float
SET Board Gives An Approval For A Budget Of 36 Million Baht To Promote Good Corporate Governance In Listed Companies, Reduce Investment Units' Trading Fees, Plus Removal Of The Distribution Of Small Shareholdings Requirement For REHABCO Companies, And An

Date 24/07/2002

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, in disclosing the resolutions of the meeting of the SET Board of Governors, said today (24 July 2002) that the meeting gave its support to a project undertaken by Thai Rating and Information Services Co., Ltd. (TRIS) to promote good corporate governance, by reducing the fees to listed companies with good corporate governance rankings by another six million baht worth in additional to 30 million baht budget previously
SEC Charges Adelphia And Rigas Family With Massive Financial Fraud

Date 24/07/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Adelphia Communications Corp.; its founder John J. Rigas; his three sons, Timothy J. Rigas, Michael J. Rigas, and James P. Rigas; and two senior executives at Adelphia, James R. Brown, and Michael C. Mulcahey, in one of the most extensive financial frauds ever to take place at a public company.
NYSE Sets Record Trading Volume Mark

Date 24/07/2002

Today's volume on the New York Stock Exchange was a record 2,813,400,000 shares, surpassing the previous volume record of 2,673,242,000 shares on July 19, 2002.
HKEx Modifies Proposed Structures For Listing Matters

Date 24/07/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has modified the new structures for listing matters proposed on 6 May. HKEx also plans to streamline the listing process and strengthen the procedures for vetting listing applications