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SWX Swiss Exchange Ad Hoc Publicity: Preliminary Investigation Of The Swatch Group AG Stayed

Date 03/06/2003

On 6 May 2003, the SWX Swiss Exchange announced that it had initiated a preliminary investigation of The Swatch Group with regard to a potential violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules ('Ad hoc publicity'). The findings of this investigation revealed nothing to indicate that The Swatch Group breached the provisions governing ad hoc publicity. SWX has therefore stayed the proceeding.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/06/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, June 4, 2003: The relative weight of Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX) will increase by approximately 0.10% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.64% in the S&P/TSX MidCap Index, by 0.73% in the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index and by 0.98% in the TSX 200 Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares of the com
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: May Data

Date 03/06/2003

For the month of May, the Order-driven market total trading volume, including direct and repo transactions reached 11 310 million rubles, with 306 million shares changing hands (in April the volume equalled 11 076 million rubles). Shares traded 17 617 times, down from 27 941 times in April.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: May Market Data

Date 03/06/2003

In May 2003 total trading volume on Classic Market reached 563 million US dollars, down from 722 million in April. Shares traded on the Classic market 4 768 times, compared with 6 174 times in April.
RTS Stock Exchange Bonds: May Data

Date 03/06/2003

For the month of May total trading volume on RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, reached 3 190 thousand dollars, compared with 5 317 thousand US dollars in April. Moscow City Bonds accounted for 98% of total turnover; "IRKUT" company bonds - for 1.3% of total volume, Mellyanneft company - for 0.7% of total volume. In May fixed-income securities traded 44 times, down from 89 times in April.

OneChicago Volume Increases 28% In May

Date 03/06/2003

OneChicago is pleased to announce that 101,689 security futures contracts were traded at the Exchange in May, a 28% increase over April. The month included a record high volume day of 16,962 contracts on May 5.
NASDAQ's Official Closing Price To Be Used In Annual Rebalancing Of Russell Indexes

Date 03/06/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) today announced that the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used for the first time during the annual reconstitution of Frank Russell Company's 21 U.S. stock indexes. The NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used to calculate the closing values of the Russell indexes when they undergo their annual reconstitution on June 30.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets May 2003 Volume

Date 03/06/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today that 50,077 contracts were traded in May on NQLX. Average daily volume in May was 2,385 contracts.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets Announces New Product Listing - 2 New Stocks - Taking NQLX Listing To 93 Products

Date 03/06/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today that it intends to add two new single stock futures beginning June 3, 2003. These additions will take the total number of NQLX products to 93, including futures on 87 individual stocks and 6 ETFs.
London Metal Exchange May 2003 Volume

Date 03/06/2003

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 5,783, 600 lots in May 2003. This figure was made up of 5, 528, 587 lots of futures, 232, 371 lots of options and 22, 642 lots of TAPOs.