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Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For April 2006

Date 09/06/2006

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 10,235 points at the end of April, an increase of 338.3 points from the closing value at the end of March. The weighted index reached 525.66 points at the end of April, an increase of 21.76 points from the closing value at the end of March.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Signing Of The Information Sharing Arrangement With The Securities Commission Of New Zealand

Date 09/06/2006

The Financial Services Agency (''FSA'') and the Securities Commission of New Zealand (''NZSC'') have signed a Statement of Intent (''SOI'') concerning Cooperation, Consultation and the Exchange of Information, in order to establish a framework for information-exchange between the FSA and the NZSC.

HKEx Trading Continues During Black Rainstorm Warning

Date 09/06/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that the Black Rainstorm Warning had not affected the trading in the securities and derivatives markets, which continued to operate as normal.

Helsinki District Court Rejected The Claims Of Twenty Banks And Brokerage Firms Against OMX

Date 09/06/2006

Helsinki District Court rejected the claims of twenty banks and brokerage firms against OMX. The award holds that twenty of twenty-two banks and brokerage firms in total are precluded from presenting their claims.

First North Admits Lübker Golf A/S To Trading

Date 09/06/2006

Today, First North welcomes its fourth company to the alternative marketplace – the golf company Lübker Golf A/S. Seven trades of DKK 1.629.400 after three hours of trading.

Early Launch Of Alternext On Euronext Brussels

Date 09/06/2006

Euronext Brussels is pleased to announce that the effective launch date of Alternext has been anticipated to the 15 th of June instead of the 20 th of June as previously announced.

Component Change Made To Dow Jones Arabia Titans 50 And Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Indexes - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Annual Review

Date 09/06/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones DIFC Arabia Titans 50 Index and Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index and its three subindexes: Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50, Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 and Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 indexes. The changes will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, June 19, 2006.

CME(R) E-mini(R) Futures Trade Nearly 4.3 Million Contracts On June 8 - CME Globex(R) Volume Reaches 7.7 Million, A New Electronic Trading Record Records Set In Benchmark CME E-Mini Equity Futures

Date 09/06/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today reported record trading volume of nearly 4.3 million contracts in its CME E-mini equity futures complex and 7.7 million on the CME Globex(R) electronic trading platform on Thursday, June 8, 2006. CME E-mini S&P 500(R) futures volume was 2,722,320 contracts, topping the previous record of 1,921,351 contracts traded on May 24, 2006. CME E-mini NASDAQ-100(R) futures reached a new record of 884,662, compared to the previous of 619,8

CFTC Issues Request For Comment Related To Its June 27, 2006, Hearing On Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 09/06/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved for publication in the Federal Register a Request for Comment prior to its upcoming public hearing on the issue of what constitutes a “board of trade, exchange, or market located outside the United States” as that phrase is used in Section 4(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). In order to generate and guide useful discussion, the

CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Futures Set Daily Volume Record As Total Surpasses Previous High By 21 Percent - Exchange Also Sets Volume Record In Equity Index Complex

Date 09/06/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its $5 mini-sized Dow Jonessm futures contract set a record on Thursday, as volume climbed to 263,844 contracts at the close of trading.  The new record topped the previous record of 218,495, set on May 24, 2006, by 21 percent.