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New Records For NYBOT's Coffee Options And U.S. Dollar/South African Rand Contracts

Date 11/11/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today a new open interest record for its coffee options contract of 98,807 contracts set on November 7, 2002, which overtakes the previous record of 97,771 contracts established on November 6, 2002. Additionally, NYBOT's U.S. dollar/South African rand futures contract set a new open interest record of 1,142 contracts on November 6, 2002, replacing the previous record of 994 contracts set on October 20, 1999.
Information To Market Participants And Vendors In Connection With The Transfer Of The Calculation Of Copenhagen Stock Exchange Indices From OMtechnology To Oslo Børs

Date 11/11/2002

On 10 February 2003, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange will move the calculation of indices from the present platform with OMTechnology to the index calculation system of the Oslo Børs.
HKEx Exchange News - GEM Website Issue

Date 11/11/2002

Please be advised that due to certain reported public inaccessibility of the Growth Enterprise Market ("GEM") website http://www.hkgem.com via internet, announcements in relation to GEM issuers are also available on a temporary website address at http://www.backup.hkex.com.hk/news/index.htm until further notice. HKEx is in contact with the internet service providers for further investigation of
GIB Group Removed From Next 150 Index

Date 11/11/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the Belgium company Ackermans & van Haaren (NextPrime index) for the Belgium company GIB Group (Next 150 index), GIB Group will be removed from the Next 150 index effective Thursday 14 November 2002.
Decisions Of The SWX Admission Board

Date 11/11/2002

The Admission Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange met today, 11 November 2002, and issued the following announcement: Accounting RulesFor issuers whose securities are listed in the main trading segment of SWX, IAS1 and US GAAP2 will be deemed to be the sole recognised accounting standards as of the 2005 financial year. The exceptional provisions applicable to banks (Art. 68 of the Listing Rules) as well as foreign-domiciled companies (Art. 70 para. 2 LR) shall remain in force.

CBOE Announces Thanksgiving Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 11/11/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday: (all noted times are Chicago time)
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 11/11/2002

Activity was a lot more subdued but the market managed to end in a positive territory with a 1.3% gain for the week.
Borsa Italiana: Raffaele Jerusalmi, Executive Director Of Financial Markets, To Take Up Interim Responsibility For Managing The Nuovo Mercato

Date 11/11/2002

With effect from November 30 Raffaele Jerusalmi, Executive Director of Financial Markets, will take up on an interim basis the responsibility for managing Nuovo Mercato, the high growth companies market, replacing Maria Pierdicchi who has announced that later this month will leave the Italian Exchange to join an important financial institution.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - October 2002

Date 11/11/2002

Turnover for October was EUR 57,870.6 million. This compares to EUR 50,069.5 million in September. Domestic turnover in October was EUR 49,461.9 million, foreign turnover 7,612.9 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, EUR 764.1 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign, EUR 6.2 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 25.4 million.
Futures & Options On The Russian Trading System Open Interest Record

Date 10/11/2002

On November 6th, 2002, open interest on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) market reached the all-time high of 303 296. The previous record of 293 830 contracts was set on November 1, 2002.