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Shanghai Futures Exchange Donates RMB 6 Million To Sichuan Disaster Area

Date 19/05/2008

In the wake of the heavy earthquake, SHFE donated RMB 6 million to the people in Sichuan province to help them overcome living difficulties and reconstruct their home.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Notice On 3-Min Temporary Trading Suspension

Date 19/05/2008

Pursuant to the decision of CSRC, Shenzhen Stock Exchange will suspend trading of all listed securities for three minutes starting from 14:28 on May 19, 2008 for deep mourning for the deceased victims in Sichuan-Wenchuan earthquake. Trading will be resumed at 14:31.
Ibovespa Closes May 16 At 72,766 Points

Date 16/05/2008

The Ibovespa Stock Index ended the day up 1.78% at 72,766 points, the highest close since May 15, when it reached 71,492 points.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 16/05/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, May 16, 2008:
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit At 60 Cents

Date 16/05/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date May 19, 2008 (effective with the May 18 evening session).

NYMEX To Change Margins For Electricity Futures Contracts On NYMEX Clearport®

Date 16/05/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business on May 19.
FIA Commends Congress For Approving CFTC Reauthorization

Date 16/05/2008

The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the passage of the farm bill earlier this week by the House and Senate. The farm bill contains provisions reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and amending certain sections of the Commodity Exchange Act.
SFTI Adds The National Stock Exchange As A New Market Center – SFTI Connects To All NMS Markets

Date 16/05/2008

NYSE Euronext (NYX ) today announced that NYSE Euronext’s SFTI® network is now connected to the National Stock ExchangeSM(NSX®). Through the addition of NSX, SFTI now offers customers access to all U.S. exchanges for complete Reg-NMS compliance.
SEC Obtains $2.1 Million Emergency Asset Freeze And Charges Rome Resident Within Days Of His Alleged Insider Trading

Date 16/05/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged an Italian machinery engineer with insider trading and obtained an emergency asset freeze of the more than $2.1 million illicit profit that he made only days ago from highly suspicious trading in his U.S. brokerage account in the securities of DRS Technologies, Inc., prior to the public disclosure of advanced merger negotiations.
Final Settlement Prices For ATHEX Derivatives Market Products

Date 16/05/2008

Please be informed that the Final Settlement Prices for Athens Exchange (ATHEX) Derivatives Market Products, which expire today, i.e. 05-16-2008, are as depicted in the attached table.