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The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For December 2003

Date 24/12/2003

As of mid-December, short interest in 2,763 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,536,740,426 shares compared with 4,390,393,621 shares in 2,759 National Market issues for the month of November.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman Newsome Regarding USDA Announcement Of Presumptive BSE Finding (Issued December 23, 2003, Washington, D.C.)

Date 24/12/2003

"We are aware of the USDA announcement of a presumptive positive test result for BSE in a single Holstein cow on a farm in Washington State. We have been in close touch with the USDA, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ever since that report.
SET Board to Prohibit Net Settlement Trading And Margin On Stocks In The REHABCO Sector Starting March 16, 2004

Date 24/12/2003

The SET Board of Governors, in a meeting held on 24 December 2004, has considered the financial standings of 17 actively traded securities of companies in the REHABCO sectors and were satisfied that most of them have improved conditions. Royal Ceramic Industry Pcl. (RCI) will return to its normal sector on 25 December 2003 and about 5-6 companies are likely to be able to return to their normal sectors as well in early 2004. Nevertheless, there are concerns over some companies being at risk of su
Santa Claus Visits The NYSE

Date 24/12/2003

Santa Claus visits the NYSE and rings The Closing BellSM.
Nymex: Gasoline Futures Set Annual Volume Record

Date 24/12/2003

Gasoline futures surpassed its previous annual volume record yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., when the total reached 11,037,810 contracts for the year, topping the 10,979,736 contracts traded in 2002.

LIFFE Market Holidays - Xmas & New Year

Date 24/12/2003

The Exchange will be closed for trading as specified below over Xmas and the New Year:
KOFEX Weekly Bulletin No.170 - December 19, 2003

Date 24/12/2003

Please click here to view the KOFEX Weekly Bulletin.
USA Federal Regulators Seek Public Comment On Ways To Improve Privacy Notices

Date 23/12/2003

Eight federal regulators today announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR ) requesting public comment on ways to improve the privacy notices financial institutions provide to consumers under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act).
SWX Swiss Exchange: Ad Hoc Publicity - Preliminary Investigation Of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. Stayed

Date 23/12/2003

In October 2003, the SWX Swiss Exchange announced that it had initiated a preliminary investigation of Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (SWISS) concerning a possible violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules ("Ad hoc publicity"). Within the framework of this preliminary investigation, SWX has come to the conclusion that SWISS did not breach the rules governing ad hoc publicity. SWX has therefore stayed the proceedings.
SWX Indices: Xstrata To Be Excluded From SPI® As Of 19 January 2004

Date 23/12/2003

Further to the recommendation of the Index Commission, the SWX Swiss Exchange has decided to remove the shares of Xstrata (ISIN: GB0031411001) from the Swiss Performance Index (SPI®) as of 19 January 2004 owing to insufficient liquidity. Since Xstrata is heavily weighted in the SPI®, in order to prevent major price fluctuations its exclusion will take place over five days, rather than immediately, as is the norm. Xstrata's weighting will be reduced on a straight-line basis by 20 % a day from 12-