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NYBOT: New Cotton Margin Requirements

Date 24/10/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world's leading "soft" commodities exchange, announced today that effective with the opening of business on Tuesday, October 28, 2003, the margin requirements for its cotton contract are as follows:
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For September 2003

Date 24/10/2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,359.5 points at the end of September 2003, an increase of 416.6 points from the closing value at the end of August, 2003. The weighted index reached 269.25 points at the end of September, an increase of 19.66 points from the closing value at the end of the previous month.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Third Quarter Report 2003

Date 24/10/2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,359.5 points at the end of September 2003, an increase of 769 points from the closing value at the end of June, 2003. The weighted index reached 269.25 points at the end of September, an increase of 39.64 points from the closing value at the end of the previous quarter.
ICEX News & Views

Date 24/10/2003

New ICEX bond indices, an upcoming course on the listing process and corporate actions report are introduced in this issue.
HKEx: Consultation Seeks Views On Proposed Operational Model For Scripless Securities Market

Date 24/10/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published today (Friday, 24 October) its Consultation Paper on a Proposed Operational Model for a Scripless Securities Market to invite market input and comments.

Euronext Paris: Expert Commission Indices Committee

Date 24/10/2003

The Expert Commission for Stockmarket Indices meeting yesterday, announced the following decisions : The Expert Commission confirms that the temporarily removal of Orange shares as a component stock of the CAC 40 and SBF 120 indices since the 1st October 2003, is definitive.
Cotton Contract Breaks More Records At NYBOT

Date 24/10/2003

Cotton futures and options trading at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world's leading "soft" commodities exchange, continued a record-setting pace with two new milestones on October 22, 2003.
CBOT® Revises Its Previous Announcement To Its Ag Holiday Trading Schedule - Agricultural Markets Will Now Open On December 26, 2003 - CBOT Corn Futures Set New Daily Volume Record

Date 24/10/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has revised its December 26, trading schedule for its agricultural markets. The CBOT's agricultural markets will now be open for trading on Friday, December 26, 2003. This supersedes the previous announcement of the agricultural markets closure for this day.
CBOT® Appoints Nassau Street Capital As Primary Market Maker For 10-Year Muni Note Futures Contract - Revises Final Cash Settlement Procedure

Date 24/10/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced the appointment of Nassau Street Capital, LLC, an affiliate of Jane St. Capital, LLC, as the designated primary market maker for its 10-Year Municipal Note futures contract. In addition, the exchange has modified the settlement procedure for Muni Note futures such that bonds are no longer eliminated from the 10-Year Muni Note index for computation of the final cash settlement price of an expiring contract on the last trading day.
CBOT: Strong Chinese Demand Keeps Soybeans Firm

Date 24/10/2003

Another strong weekly export sales pace of 37.2 million bu. this morning, with Chinese purchases over 50% of the total, provided renewed strength to the soy markets today. Overall export sales are running 30% above 2002 and China's 2003/04 purchases are nearly double their year-ago pace at 2.93 mmt through the first seven weeks of this marketing year. No apparent slowdown in overseas demand has occurred despite the USDA projecting this year's sales to decline to 870 million from 1.04 billion las