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HEX PLC´S Interim Report For 1-3/2002

Date 03/05/2002

Consolidated turnover increased by 3.6 per cent to 23.8 million euro (1-3/2001:22.9 million euro). Operating profit decreased by 7.9 per cent to 6.9 million euro (7.5 million euro), corresponding to 28.9% of turnover (32.5%). Profit before extraordinary items, appropriations and taxes amounted to 7.8 million euro (7.5 million euro), 4.4 per cent higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year. The full report can be accessed by clicking

FTSE World Markets Report And FTSE UK Markets Report For April 2002

Date 03/05/2002

The FTSE World Markets Report And FTSE UK Markets Report For April 2002 is available by clicking here.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Record For Share Trading In April Despite Price Drop

Date 03/05/2002

The turnover on the equity market amounted to DKK 48.9 billion in April 2002, which was an all-time high since the new reporting rules were implemented in July last year and corresponds to an increase of 34 per cent compared with March. The turnover should moreover be seen in the light of a coinciding fall in the KFX Index of 8 per cent. The average daily trading volume reached DKK 2.4 billion, an increase of 27 per cent on March 2002.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices : S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 02/05/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Wednesday, May 1, 2002, Touchstone Resources Ltd. (TSX: TCH.U) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. On that date, the company changed the currency in which it trades to US dollars. Under S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index methodology, only Canadian-dollar denominated securities are eligible for inclusion in the index. Effective after the close

Program Trading Averaged 30.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During April 22-April 26, 2002

Date 02/05/2002

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 April 22-26, 2002.

Mesdaq Market At Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Continues Positive

Date 02/05/2002

The performance of the Mesdaq Market as part of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Group continued positive following six weeks of trading. A brief review of the Mesdaq Market as at 30 April is as follows:

KCBT: 2002 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour Estimate For Kansas At 35.5 Bushels Per Acre

Date 02/05/2002

The final estimate for the 2002 hard red winter wheat tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council was announced today at the Kansas City Board of Trade. The final participant estimate for the three-day tour average was a yield of 35.5 bushels per acre, 2.8 bushels higher than the 2001 estimate of 32.7 bushels per acre.

International Securities Exchange Update - April 2002

Date 02/05/2002

As the International Securities Exchange approaches its second anniversary of operation, it continues to strengthen its position as the third largest U.S. options exchange.<

International Petroleum Exchange Reports Record April For Brent Crude Futures

Date 02/05/2002

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, announced today it has posted an all-time record in Brent Crude futures trading, which broke through the 2 million lot mark for the first time in April 2002.

HKEx: Retail Investor Participation Remains Stable

Date 02/05/2002

A survey conducted by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) in December 2001 revealed that retail participation in the Hong Kong stock market had remained stable while retail participation in the Hong Kong derivatives market had increased more than three times from a year ago.