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Thai Bourse Makes Rules Governing Big-Lot Cash Transactions More Flexible

Date 25/05/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Board resolved on May 24 to amend SET’s “Rules and Procedures Relating to Securities Trading in Cash”, according to Mr. Suthichai Chitvanich, SET Executive Vice-President.
Standard & Poor’s Announces The S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Rebalancing Report For May 2006

Date 25/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s has completed the monthly rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index. According to index methodology, the universe of Canadian bonds is exhaustively reviewed to reflect changes in par amount and term to existing index constituents. Qualifying new issues are added to the index and existing constituents that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion are removed.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 25/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices.
SEC: Statements Concerning Today's Verdicts In Criminal Trial In Houston

Date 25/05/2006

The following statements were issued today concerning the verdicts in the criminal trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling:
Russell Establishes “Russell Indexes Asia” As The Center For Index Services In The Asia Pacific Region

Date 25/05/2006

To better serve clients throughout Asia with objective equity indexes, Russell Investment Group has established Russell Indexes Asia Co., Ltd., effective May 25. Through this new company, Russell will provide clients with data and customer support for Russell Indexes, including Russell US Equity Indexes and the Russell/Nomura Japan Equity Indexes.

Russell And Nomura Introduce Two New Indexes To Reflect Specific Small Cap Segments: “Russell/Nomura Small Cap Core Index” And “Russell/Nomura Micro Cap Index”

Date 25/05/2006

To offer investors additional tools to measure additional small cap segments of the market, Russell Investment Group and Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., plan to introduce two new Japan equity indexes as members of the Russell/Nomura Japan index family. The Russell/Nomura Small Cap Core Index and Russell/Nomura Micro Cap Index, for which calculations already have been performed on a trial basis, are expected to be launched in June. Returns data for the indexes will be disclosed daily on Nomura's web
Program Trading Averaged 61.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 15-19

Date 25/05/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 15-19.
NYSE Regulation “Informed Investor” Advises What To Do If Your Broker Changes Firms

Date 25/05/2006

NYSE Regulation, Inc. (“NYSE”) announced today the latest in its “Informed Investor” series titled “If Your Broker Changes Firms, What Do You Do?” The new advisory provides important questions to ask, and issues to consider, when a broker asks a client to follow him or her to a new firm.
NYSE Lists MasterCard, Largest Domestic U.S. IPO In 2006

Date 25/05/2006

Today the New York Stock Exchange listed the largest domestic U.S. IPO of 2006 when MasterCard Incorporated began trading under the ticker symbol "MA.” Raising $2.4 billion in its IPO, MasterCard is the largest domestic U.S. IPO of 2006 and the largest IPO on the NYSE year-to-date.
NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing Sets Record Volume

Date 25/05/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced a record volume today, for NYMEX ClearPort clearing.