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Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 18/02/2002

The market fell for the first time since the week ending September the 21st in 2001. The DCI lost 24 points (0.9%) to close at 2560.71 points on decent volume.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 18/02/2002

Barclays Bank has announced full year results for the year ended 31 December 2001 which are below expectations, primarily due to a significantly larger than anticipated bad and doubtful debts provision of P15.6m. Net interest income was up 17% to P249.7m, while other operating income increased 36% to P138.4m. Operating expenses rose 28.6% to P143.5m, with net operating income before provisions up 20% to P244.6m. The effect of the large bad debts provision resulted in net income after tax increas
HKEx: Distribution Of Summary Financial Reports

Date 17/02/2002

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (The "Exchange") has amended the Exchange Listing Rules of the Main Board and the Growth Enterprise Market to permit issuers to distribute summary financial reports.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Changes In S&P/TOPIX 150

Date 15/02/2002

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Standard &Poor' s (S&P) will make the following changes in S&P/TOPIX 150. Tostem Inax Holding Corporation added to S&P/TOPIX 150 TSE and S&P will replace Asahi Bank (8322) in the S&P/TOPIX 150 Index with Tostem Inax Holding Corporation (5938) after the close of trading on Friday, Feb. 22, 2002.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposed A Penalty On Morgan Stanley (Japan) Ltd.

Date 15/02/2002

TSE imposed a penalty on Morgan Stanley (Japan) Ltd. of JPY 15 million fine for short-selling and JPY 20 million fine for creation of an artificial market.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposed A Penalty On Barclays Capital Japan Ltd.

Date 15/02/2002

TSE imposed a penalty on Barclays Capital Japan Ltd. of a censure for short selling.
The Korea Futures Exchange Weekly Bulletin: February 4 To February 8

Date 15/02/2002

Following the previous week's downward movement, the KOSDAQ50 futures market continued to show the weakness throughout the week with some fluctuation. The yield of benchmark 3-yr K-Treasury bond decreased 5bp over the week and closed the week at 5.90 percent. Both in the KOFEX and the local F/X markets, the greenback inched up and down in a relatively narrow band compared to that of the previous week without any key factors, which could affect the markets.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices: TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Gold Sector, S&P Global 1200, TSE 100 And TSE 200 Indices

Date 15/02/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Gold Sector, S&P Global 1200, TSE 100 and TSE 200 Indices:
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices: S&P/CDNX Composite Index

Date 15/02/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index:
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Weight Watchers International Inc.

Date 15/02/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that it will begin trading put and call options of Weight Watchers International Inc. upon the opening of business on Tuesday, Feb. 19.