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Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - December 25

Date 14/12/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed in conjunction with Christmas Day on Tuesday, 25 December 2001. The offices of the KLSE Group will resume operations on Wednesday, 26 December 2001.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Announced New List Of Securities To Be Included In The Calculation Of SET50 Index: TPI And CCET Added

Date 13/12/2001

Ms Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, Senior Vice President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), announced that the SET had selected a new list of securities to be included in the calculation of SET50 Index for 1 January - 30 June 2002 period. Two securities are added in the list: Thai Petrochemical Industries Plc (TPI) from the Chemical and Plastic Products Sector, and Cal Comp Electronics (Thailand) Plc (CCET) from Electronic Components Sector. These two securities replace The Cogeneration Plc (COCO
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 13/12/2001

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, TSE 100 and S&P/TSE Canadian Gold Sector Indices. These changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, December 14, 2001.
SGX And SGX To Launch Co-Trading Link On 20 December 2001

Date 13/12/2001

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) and Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ASX) today announced that the ASX-SGX co-trading linkage, the first such facility in the world, will go live from 20 December 2001.
Russell 2000 Index Options To Begin Trading On CBOEdirect

Date 13/12/2001

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced that on Friday, December 14, 2001, options on the Russell 2000® Index (RUT) will begin trading on CBOEdirectTM, the exchange's new screen-based trading platform.

Program Trading Averaged 30.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 26-30, 2001

Date 13/12/2001

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 Nov. 26-30, 2001.
Nymex To Change Early Closing Time For Propane

Date 13/12/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will change the early closing time for propane futures to 12:15 P.M. for days that the Exchange has designated for early closings.
New Stock Exchange Of Thailand Listing Requirements Adopted:Tax Incentives To Lure In Companies

Date 13/12/2001

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, announced that the SET has adopted new listing rules and regulations from this December to be in line with tax measurements for listed companies. Their aim is to facilitate more listing of companies on the Exchange and to encourage privatized SOEs to be listed, in support of the Thai Capital Market Development Plan.
London Stock Exchange Hardens Resolve On Stamp Duty

Date 13/12/2001

Don Cruickshank, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, today said the Exchange would step up its campaign for the abolition of stamp duty on share transactions.
HKEx Welcomes Standard And Poor's Corporate Governance Assessment Of The Company

Date 13/12/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is pleased with the corporate governance score of 8.3 (out of a possible maximum score of 10) assigned by Standard and Poor's in the latter's corporate governance evaluation of HKEx.