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Muscat Securities Market Weekly Report

Date 11/10/2002

The trading week ended Thurs, Oct 3, 2002, did not witness any improvement in investor sentiment. As a result, trading volume remained depressed on the MSM. The MSM index closed the week at 179.44, which is 0.5% lower than in the previous week. The index high/low for the week was 180.16/179.42. The Banks & Investment (B&I) Index, Services and Industry Sector indices closed on a decline of 0.5%, 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. The major contributors to the decline were Oman Cement, Salalah Flour Mill
ICEX News And Views

Date 11/10/2002

A summary of who owns the ICEX-15 companies and a change in the opening call auction in SAXESS is this issue's subject.
HKEx Has Maintained Close Contact With Euro-Asia Agricultural Since Doubts Arose About Its Management

Date 11/10/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has kept in close touch with Euro-Asia Agricultural (Holdings) Limited since doubts arose in July about the quality of its management, and its compliance with the Listing Rules.
Gulf Markets Weekly Review

Date 11/10/2002

Regional tensions kept the pressure up on all Gulf based markets without exception. The worst performer of the week was the Kuwaiti bourse followed by Bahrain and the UAE.
CBOT Pleased With Favorable Court Decision On Soybean Litigation

Date 11/10/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) responded favorably to yesterday's decision in the Ferruzzi soybean case in which U. S. District Court Judge Wayne Andersen rendered a direct verdict in favor of the CBOT.

CBOT Chairman Neubauer Letter To Members On Ferruzzi

Date 11/10/2002

October 11, 2002Dear Fellow Members:I am pleased to tell you that yesterday in U.S. District Court, Judge Wayne Andersen rendered a directed verdict in favor of the Chicago Board of Trade in the Ferruzzi soybean litigation matter. This is a tremendous victory for our exchange, and for those members who have been involved in this matter since 1989. On behalf of the membership, I want to thank Karsten Mahlman, Wally Weisenborn, and all of those members who have had to defend the actions th
AMEX Adds Six More Securities To Nasdaq Trading Program

Date 11/10/2002

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announces its next group of Nasdaq securities to begin trading on the Amex today, including the following six securities: Amazon.com, Inc. (Symbol: AMZN)Biomet, Inc. (BMET)Broadcom Corp. (BRCM)Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)Novell, Inc. (NOVL)Sapient Corp. (SAPE)
TSX To Host Biotech Event In Toronto October 17, 2002 - Six Leading Quebec-Based Life Sciences And Biotech Issuers To Be Featured To Toronto Financial Community

Date 10/10/2002

Six of Quebec's leading biotechnology issuers will get a chance to tell their stories to analysts and brokers of Toronto's financial community at the upcoming seminar: "Focus: Life Sciences and Biotech", October 17, 2002 at the TSX Conference Centre in Toronto. "This event will help raise the profile of senior Quebec Life Sciences and Biotech issuers within the Toronto financial community," said Clare Gaudet, Senior Vice President, TSX. "This event is part of our overall commitment to provide
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: Rebalancing News - South Africa- Treatment Of Closing Prices In South Africa (Eff. 11/1/02)

Date 10/10/2002

S&P/EMDB will change its closing field for obtaining prices for the South African constituents effective November 1, 2002. Currently, S&P/EMDB use the last traded price from Reuters to obtain prices for the South African constituents. Effective November 1, 2002, S&P/EMDB will use the closing auction prices for all stocks in South Africa.
Program Trading Averaged 36.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2002

Date 10/10/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2002.