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JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 20 October 2006

Date 24/10/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
RTS Classic Market Weekly Trading Results: October 16th – October 20th, 2006

Date 24/10/2006

During the week of October 16th – October 20th, 2006, RTS Index is up by 1,24% and reached 1630,47 (1610,44 as of October 13th, 2006). The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 – is up by 1,26% to 1591,93 (1572,12 as of October 13th, 2006).
SWX Group And Deutsche Börse Found “Alex” Exchange - European Exchange For Structured Products To Commence Operation On 1 January 2007

Date 24/10/2006

SWX Group and Deutsche Börse AG will combine their trading activities in structured products as of 1 January 2007 in a jointly owned subsidiary known as “Alex”. Alex has set the goal of becoming Europe’s leading exchange in this market segment.
ASX Review Of Corporate Governance Reporting By Listed Trusts

Date 24/10/2006

The supervisory subsidiary company of ASX – ASX Markets Supervision – has completed its review of corporate governance reporting by listed trusts. The review formed part of its examination of compliance by listed entities with ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations.
Osaka Securities Exchange Revision Of Earnings Forecast

Date 24/10/2006

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) has`announced revision of the earnings forecast for Fiscal Year 2006 (from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007), which was previously announced on April 25, 2006.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan 500, S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan SmallCap 250 Indices

Date 23/10/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan 500, S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan SmallCap 250 Indices effective after the close of trading Monday, October 30 2006: Daiwa Securities (Japan, SEDOL: 6251448, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40203020) a member of the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 70,141,601 to 1,404,664,772 due to the execution of convertible bonds. JS Group Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6900212, GICS: Ind
The NYSE Composite Index® Sets New Closing High

Date 23/10/2006

The NYSE Composite Index® Sets New Closing HighNEW YORK Oct. 23, 2006 –The NYSE Composite Index® (NYA) closed today at a new high of 8736.59. The previous closing high for the NYA was 8700.81 on Oct. 19.
Company Share Change In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 23/10/2006

S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following change in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Tuesday October 24, 2006.
CBOT Fed Watch - October 23 Market Close

Date 23/10/2006

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on October 25, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Share Change For Newcrest Mining Ltd. In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 23/10/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006: Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia, SEDOL: 6637101, GICS Code: 15104030), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 331,845,514. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.