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A New List Of Shares For Calculating RTS Sectoral Indices Has Been Approved

Date 01/06/2007

Information committee of OJSC Russian Trading System Stock Exchange has approved the list of shares for calculation of the RTS Sectoral Indices. From June 15 to September 14, 2007 the list, formed on the basis of statistical data on trading for the period from February 16 to May 15, 2007 will be in effect.

Helsinki Court Of Appeal Also Rejects The Claims Of 20 Banks And Brokerage Firms Against OMX

Date 01/06/2007

The Helsinki Court of Appeal issued on May 31, 2007, a decision in which it rejected the appeal made by twenty banks and brokerage firms against a decision of Helsinki District Court on June 9, 2006. Consequently, the Court rejected the claims of those twenty banks and brokerage firms.

CME Reports May 2007 Volume Averaged 6.1 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 23 Percent Sequentially And 12 Percent From Year-Ago Period

Date 01/06/2007

CME May volume represented exchange's third highest monthly volume ever CME reached record open interest of 54.3 million contracts on May 31 May NYMEX energy and metals volume on CME Globes averaged a record 702,000 contracts per day Total exchange volume year-to-date through May rose 19 percent to average 6.1 million contracts per day

Oslo Børs - Monthly Statistics Derivatives 2007

Date 01/06/2007

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International Securities Exchange Reports Record Monthly Volume for May 2007 - Average Daily Volume Of 3.0 Million Contracts

Date 01/06/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for May 2007 increased 14.1% to 3.0 million contracts as compared to 2.6 million contracts during the same period in 2006. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 14.1% to 66.1 million contracts from 57.9 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

Large Inflow Of Companies To The Nordic Exchange

Date 01/06/2007

The Nordic Exchange was launched on October 2, 2006, and since then an increasing number of companies have joined. 28 companies have been listed on the main market and 34 companies have joined First North.

Oslo Børs Benchmark Index Reaches 500

Date 01/06/2007

The main index for the Oslo stock market, the Oslo Børs Benchmark Index, passed the 500 mark for the first time today. The Benchmark Index has gained 13.5 % so far this year, and is up more than 400 % from the low point seen in February 2003. The total market capitalisation as at 1 June of companies listed on Oslo Børs is appr. NOK 2.250 million.

TSX Group Inc. Announces Acquisition Of The Equicom Group Inc. - Acquisition Will Provide Platform To Launch Innovative Investor Relations Products And Services - TSX To Hold Celebratory Market Opening This Morning

Date 01/06/2007

In a move aimed at providing value-enhancing services to Canadian public issuers, TSX Group Inc. today announced the purchase of The Equicom Group Inc. (“Equicom”), a leading provider of investor relations and related corporate communication services in Canada. Following the closing of the transaction, Equicom will operate as a separate wholly-owned subsidiary of TSX Group.

The MICEX Settlement House Opens Its Branch In Vladivostok

Date 01/06/2007

The MICEX Settlement House has opened a branch in Vladivostok (the Maritime branch of the MICEX SH), which the Bank of Russia’s Moscow Main Territorial Department has entered into the State Registration Book for credit institutions (registration # 3294/2). The Maritime branch of the MICEX SH begins its work in July this year. The address of the Maritime branch of the MICEX SH: 3, Prospekt Krasnogo Znameni, Vladivostok, 690106.

Trading Volume On The BME Markets Reached €138.25 Bn, 52.3% Up On The Year

Date 01/06/2007

Equity trading volume to May came in at €678.92 bn, 54.8% up on the same period in 2006. The value of trading in warrants and certificates in May was 43.7% up on the same month a year earlier. Options and Futures: trading on MEFF was 2,607,501 contracts in May. Highlights include Stock Futures and IBEX 35 Mini Futures, with growth rates of 32% and 30% respectively. Corporate Debt trading in May was €93.75 bn, 18.6% up on the year.