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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices: S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 04/06/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Tuesday, June 4, 2002, MDR Switchview Global Networks Inc. (TSX: MSW) will change its name to Avotus Corporation. The ticker symbol will change to 'AVS' and the new CUSIP number will be 054456 10 8. There will be no consolidation of capital.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices: S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index

Date 04/06/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 5, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index. The weight of Biovail Corporation (TSX: BVF) will increase by approximately 5.5% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Canadian Secto
Singapore Exchange: Taiwan Futures And Options Break Records

Date 04/06/2002

The MSCI Taiwan Index Futures and Options traded record volumes of 62,931 contracts on 28 May and 2,197 contracts on 2 May respectively on the SGX Derivatives Market.
Oslo Børs May: Thin Trading In Downbeat Market

Date 04/06/2002

Oslo Børs´s main index dropped 2.7 per cent in May 2002. So far this year the main index has fallen by 0.75 per cent, thereby cancelling out the first quarter upturn. But, despite the dip, Oslo Børs has performed fairly well compared with many other stock exchanges that have fallen by an even larger margin. In the US the Dow Jones was again below 10,000 points on some days, nullifying the entire advance posted in 2002. For the technology-heavy Nasdaq matters were far worse, with a fall of about
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - May 2002

Date 04/06/2002

Equity turnover for May was EUR 6,302.99 million while that for bonds was EUR 4,345.98 million.

Hong Kong Listed Companies Corporate Documents And Derivative Warrants & Debt Securities Issuer Documents 2001 On Compact Disks

Date 04/06/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) released today (Tuesday) two CDs on listed issuer corporate document archives. Hong Kong Listed Companies Corporate Documents 2001 (Excluding Interim & Annual Reports) provides black and white images of corporate documents (both in English and Chinese) published within the calendar year 2001 by Hong Kong listed companies. Corporate documents include prospectuses, shareholder circulars, proposals for corporate action (takeover, reorg
Eurex Bonds Introduce New Market-Making Model - Price Cuts And Greater Flexibility For Market

Date 04/06/2002

On 3 June, the electronic trading platform Eurex Bonds, which is operated jointly by the international derivatives exchange Eurex and major bond-trading houses, introduced a new market-making model. This was announced by Eurex on Tuesday. The aim of this model, developed in collaboration with market participants, is to increase flexibility in market making. According to Eurex Bonds, other institutions may then be encouraged to join the platform, which would lead to deeper liquidity. Eur
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

Date 04/06/2002

The Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) today declared a one-time cash dividend on Class A and Class B shares of common stock.
CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Discuss Its Intermediaries Study

Date 04/06/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold an open meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2002, to discuss its study of potential changes in the regulation of intermediaries, pursuant to Section 125 of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. The meeting will take place at the Commission's Washington, D.C. headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., in the first-floor hearing room.
CBOT's May Volume At 29,119,791, Second-Highest Monthly Total

Date 04/06/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced trading volume of 29,119,791 contracts for May 2002, up 22.7% from April 2002, up 22.0% from May 2001, and up 16.5% year-to-date (YTD) at 124,093,833. May 2002 volume was the second-highest monthly total in exchange history. Volume on CBOT's electronic trading platform set a monthly record of 10,235,848 contracts. Electronic trading was up 33.0% from April 2002, up 134.0% from May 2001, and up 130.7% YTD at 40,130,990.