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Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - January 2002

Date 05/02/2002

Equity turnover for January was EUR 5,128.73 million while that for bonds was EUR 36,202.59 million.
IPE Begins 2002 With Record Volumes

Date 05/02/2002

The IPE, Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, commenced 2002 by setting record volumes for January. Not only did IPE Brent Crude futures and Gas Oil futures set new records, but total market volume for January was also a record.
HKEx: Compliance With Stock Exchange Listing Rules Will Require Fewer Printed Documents

Date 05/02/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has amended its Main Board and GEM Listing Rules in moves that will result in reduced printing requirements. The amendments will come into effect on Friday, 15 February 2002.
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 05/02/2002

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from Monday, 25 February 2002, 7 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 14 existing Designated Securities will be removed from the list. The total number of Designated Securities for short selling will be 150.
HKEx, S&P Sign Statement Of Intent On New Index Series

Date 05/02/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Standard & Poor's, a global leader in financial information and investment analysis, have signed a Statement of Intent for the creation of a new series of equity indices covering stocks listed on HKEx's stock exchange, the two firms announced today.

Euronext: Expert Commision Indices Comitee - SBF120 And SBF250

Date 05/02/2002

Following the decision taken by the Expert Commission for Stockmarket Indices on 4 February 2002, and subject to the successful conclusion of Arcelor's offers for Arbed, Aceralia and Usinor, due to be completed on 14 February 2002, Arcelor will replace Usinor in the SBF120 and the SBF250 indices, as from its third day of quotation.
Euronext Launches Sunflower Seed Future

Date 05/02/2002

Euronext Paris is to open trading in a sunflower seed future on Friday, 15 February 2002. It will be the only market in Europe to offer a product of this kind.
CBOT Memo Discusses Bush's 'Misguided' User Fee Plan

Date 05/02/2002

Dear Members: Today the Bush Administration is proposing as part of its fiscal year 2003 budget a user fee on commodity futures and options contracts traded on U.S. futures exchanges in order to fund a portion of the regulatory activities of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The fee is expected to generate approximately $33 million for the CFTC in 2003.
Stockholmsbörsen Statistics Report January 2002

Date 04/02/2002

Share trading The average share trading turnover per business day amounted to SEK 15 244 million during January (January 2001: 20 493), which is a decrease of 26%. The average turnover per business day during the past 12-month period has been SEK 15 516 million. The average number of closed transactions per business day has been 39 316 during January (January 2001: 54 862), which is a decrease of 28 %. The turnover rate during January was 138 % (January 2001: 141 %).
Stock Exchange of Thailand Securities Trading In January 2002 Increased 48.72%

Date 04/02/2002

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) President, Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, disclosed that "SET securities trading in January 2002 recorded a total market turnover of 45,466.20 million shares in volume and 264,488.10 million baht in value, increased by 86,649.13 million baht from December 2001 or 48.72%. The SET Index closed on January 31 at 340.82, up by 36.97 points or 12.17% from December 2001, and having Adkinson Securities Public Co.,Ltd. (ASL) as the most active stock."