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Stock Exchange Of Thailand, MAI, Federation Of Thai Industries, The Association Of Securities Companies And The Investment Banking Club Join Hands To Support And Develop The Thai Capital Markets

Date 18/02/2003

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), the Association of Securities Companies (ASCO), and the Investment Banking Club aimed at raising the management standards of industrial operators in order to help enhance their competitiveness. This would also lead to a boost of opportunities as well as speedier advice to clients of the FTI who have the potential to list t
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 18/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 18, 2003: EAGC Ventures Corp. (TSXVN:YEV) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the exchange at that time. The company has completed a business combination with Bema Gold Corporation (TSX:BGO). The ticker symbol for Pacific Comox Resources Ltd. will change from "PCM.T" to "PC
SGX MSCI Japan Index Futures Contract Receives US CFTC Approval For Offer And Sale In The United States

Date 18/02/2003

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that institutions and other market participants in the US can now use the SGX MSCI Japan Index Futures Contract to hedge and manage their assets that are benchmarked to the MSCI Japan IndexSM.
New York Mercantile Exchange Resumes Regular Opening For Oil Contracts On Days Of API/DOE Announcements

Date 18/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will resume the regular opening times for its crude oil, heating oil, and gasoline futures and options contracts beginning on Wednesday, February 26 to coincide with the change in timing of the weekly supply announcements by the Department of Energy (DOE) and American Petroleum Institute (API).
New Member Of Stockholmsbörsen

Date 18/02/2003

Terra Fonds ASA has been admitted as new member of Stockholmsbörsen and will commence trading in SAXESS from Monday 24 February 2003.

Irish Stock Exchange Adds New Company Announcements Facility To Its Website

Date 18/02/2003

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has added a new Company Announcement Service to its website www.ise.ie. Visitors to the site will have access to the latest company announcements which include details of new share issues, results announcements (interim and final), acquisition/merger activity, the conclusion of significant contracts, changes to company boards, and directors' dealings, and other significant developments.
Introduction Of Money Market Instruments At Euronext Amsterdam

Date 18/02/2003

Euronext and Rabobank Nederland will sign a listing agreement at midday on Thursday 20 February 2003. Hans Ten Cate, member of the managing board of Rabobank Groep, and George Möller, COO of Euronext, will take part in the ceremony to mark the fact that Rabobank Nederland is the first company to introduce money market instruments at Euronext.
Eurex Further Expands Segment For French Equity Options

Date 18/02/2003

On March 10, Eurex, the international derivatives market, will launch 27 new options on French equities and thus further expand its worldwide leading position in the trading of equity options contracts. The exchange made the announcement on Tuesday. The world's Number One equity options exchange will offer nearly all equities in the French benchmark index CAC 40 as options on the Eurex platform. All French equity options will be available in two expiration cycles (third Friday of the month and m
Deutsche Börse With Record Results Again In 2002

Date 18/02/2003

Deutsche Börse AG ended the year 2002 with record results and surpassed its growth targets again. Preliminary figures which the company presented on Tuesday show that sales including net interest income from banking business rose from 760.3 million euros to 1.17 billion euros in the year just ended. The company's EBIT increased 26 percent to 351.2 million euros. The earnings per share rose from 2.04 euros to 2.18 euros. The EBITA, the earnings before interest and taxes and writedowns on
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus: What Factors Generate Shareholder Value?

Date 18/02/2003

The concept shareholder value focuses on generating value to the shareholders in the form of price rises and dividend. Shareholder value was introduced in the USA and spread to Europe during the 1990s.