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Euronext.liffe White Sugar Futures Contract Sets New Open Interest Record As Prices Reach All-Time Highs

Date 26/01/2006

Euronext.liffe’s White Sugar futures contract has established yet another new open interest record as the world sugar market continues to experience a period of sustained price volatility.

The latest record of 77,320 lots was established on 24 January 2006 as White Sugar futures prices rose to historic highs. This latest achievement follows in the wake of a series of open interest records that were established in December 2005.

Euronext.liffe lists a broad range of Commodity Products which include Cocoa, Robusta Coffee, White Sugar, Feed Wheat, Milling Wheat, Rapeseed, Corn & Potatoes, all of which trade exclusively on LIFFE CONNECT®.

The contracts are actively traded by a diverse range of participants, including producers, exporters, trade-houses, processors and manufacturers as well as by managed funds and both institutional and short-term investors.

Free 15-minute delayed futures prices are available at www.liffe-commodities.com