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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 22/08/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and the S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Thursday August 28th 2003: Nissho Iwai-Nichimen Holdings Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6594143, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20107010) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 13,934,423 to 200,208,389 due to the execution of exercise of convertible bonds. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd. (

Replacement Of Component Issues For The FTSE Japan Index

Date 22/08/2003

According to delisting of a component of the FTSE Japan Index, FTSE announced the following partial change of the components. Issue to be Deleted (Code)

NYBOT Announces U.S. Labor Day Holiday Schedule

Date 22/08/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the U.S. Labor Day holiday trading schedule for its subsidiary exchanges the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE), the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE), Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange (Citrus), and the FINEX Division of the New York Cotton Exchange:

NYBOT Announces Revisions To Trading Hours For Coffee "C" And Reuters CRB Index Contracts

Date 22/08/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the move to the new trading facility on Tuesday, September 2, 2003, trading hours for the Coffee "C" futures and options contracts shall be from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (all times NY), and trading hours for the Reuters CRB Index futures and options contracts shall be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.*

ICEX News & Views

Date 22/08/2003

How news affects the Icelandic equity market and the upcoming SAXESS training course is discussed in this issue.

Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: Open Interest Record

Date 22/08/2003

FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) Derivatives Market posted a new record on August 21, 2003 - over 4 billion rubles of open interest in terms of notional value. Since the beginning of August, open interest grew 33%.

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges August Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 22/08/2003

The FEAS August Newsletter has been posted on the FEAS website. You can view the August newsletter by clicking here.

CME's Electronic Euro FX Volume Sets Record On GLOBEX

Date 22/08/2003

Electronically traded Euro currency (Euro FX) futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX trading platform reached a record 53,443 contracts yesterday, Aug. 21. The underlying value of yesterday's electronic Euro FX volume totaled $7.3 billion.

TSX Venture Exchange Summary (July 2003)

Date 21/08/2003

The following is a brief overview of statistic highlights from the TSX Venture Exchange for July 2003. Graduates There were 7 graduates to the Toronto Stock Exchange in July 2003. The total number of year-to-date graduates has increased to 29. This represents 45.3% of the senior market's new listings this year compared to 16.1% for the same period last year. Additionally, 5 TSX Venture companies were acquired/merged with TSX listed companies in 2003.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/08/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, August 21, 2003: Garda World Security Corporation (TSXVN:GW) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange as a result of its graduation to the TSX, where it will trade under the ticker "GW."