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RTS Classic Market: Weekly Data February 17th-February 21st

Date 25/02/2003

For the week of February 17th - February 21st, 2003, the RTS Index inched up 0.80% and closed at 373.88. The RTS Technical Index posted the 0.70% gain and reached 410.18. The week's top gainers include Severstal common shares (CHMF) that climbed 14.80% and reached $60.5, Novosibirskenergo preferred shares (NVNGP) that gained 14.22% and closed at $2.45 and Rostelecom preferred shares (RTKMP) that reached $0.924, up 10% on last closing.
RTS Bonds: Weekly Data February 17th-February 21st

Date 25/02/2003

For the week of February 17 - February 21st, 2003, total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, governmental, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, skyrocketed by 118%, from 1 091 thousand US dollars to 2 383 thousand for the week of February 10th. The number of trades increased by 47% and equaled 17.
Nymex To Change Margin Rates On Henry Hub Natural Gas, Swap, e-miNY Futures, And Certain Natural Gas Basis Contracts

Date 25/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will change the rates on its Henry Hub natural gas futures, swap futures, e-miNY futures, and certain natural gas basis contracts, as of the close of business tomorrow.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets Announces Security Futures Contracts Designed To Address Reconstitution Risk Of The Russell iShares Index

Date 25/02/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced today new contracts on each of the five Russell iShares ETFs that NQLX currently lists. The new July 2003 contract offers traders a way to manage the risks associated with the annual reconstitution of Russell's family of U.S. indices.
NASDAQ Adds New Features To Data Product For Professional Market Participants

Date 25/02/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®) today announced new enhancements to NASDAQ PostDataSM, an online data product that helps professional market participants make better-informed business decisions.

Leading Contract Month Of TIFFE's Three-Month Euroyen Futures Hit The Highest Price Record

Date 25/02/2003

Leading contract month of TIFFE's Three-month Euroyen futures (which is June 2003 contract) hit the highest price at 99.930. This price is the highest since the commencement of the Three-month Euroyen futures trading in 1989.
Kosdaq Stock Market: Review Of Kosdaq 50 Index

Date 25/02/2003

The Kosdaq Index Committee confirms that 9 companies will be replaced in Kosdaq 50 as a result of its regular review. This change will be in effect as of March 14, 2003.
KCBT Announces Lower Wheat Margins

Date 25/02/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts.
Euronext.Liffe Cocoa Options Post Another Open Interest Record

Date 25/02/2003

Euronext.liffe's Cocoa options contract reached another new Open Interest record of 52,781 lots on Friday 21 February breaking the previous record of 52,681 lots set on 20 February 2003.
Euronext.Liffe Announces A Further 3 Italian Stock Futures

Date 25/02/2003

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, has announced that it will list a further 3 Universal Stock Futures from Monday 31 March 2003. From that date a total of 116 Universal Stock Futures will be available, the greatest number and broadest range of international single stock futures on any exchange in the world, cleared and settled through a single clearing system and traded under a single regulatory regime.<