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HKEx: Today's Stock Market Capitalisation And Turnover

Date 20/04/2006

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries: Ten most active daily trading in 2006 (Main Board and GEM)

HKEx Cash Market Trading Gained Balanced Support From Local And Overseas Investors

Date 20/04/2006

A recent survey by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) shows that cash market trading gained balanced support from overseas institutional investors, local retail investors and local institutional investors, who contributed 34 per cent, 30 per cent and 27 per cent respectively to market trading in value terms.

HKEx Cash Market Trading Gained Balanced Support From Local And Overseas Investors

Date 20/04/2006

A recent survey by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) shows that cash market trading gained balanced support from overseas institutional investors, local retail investors and local institutional investors, who contributed 34 per cent, 30 per cent and 27 per cent respectively to market trading in value terms.

Component Change Made To Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index

Date 20/04/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Index.

CBOT Metals Complex Volume Continues To Set Records; Surpasses 58,000 Contracts - Gold Futures And Options, Silver Futures Climb To New Records

Date 20/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that volume in the Exchange’s 100 percent electronically traded Metals complex continued to expand, with more than 58,000 contracts changing hands for the first time ever. Total Metals complex volume reached 58,137 contracts on Wednesday, April 19, compared with the prior record of 43,466 set on April 11, 2006.

CBOT Financial Options Electronic Volume Reaches New High - Exchange-Wide Open Interest Surpasses 16 Million Contracts

Date 20/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that electronic options volume set a new record on Wednesday, April 19. Further, Exchange-wide open interest reached another new milestone, surpassing 16 million contracts for the first time.

American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 20/04/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 871,216,934 shares as of the April 13, 2006 settlement date, an increase of 39,516,887 from the 831,700,047 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-March. The April figure represents trades through April 10, 2006.

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® Sets New Closing High

Date 19/04/2006

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® (NYA) closed today at a new high of 8431.25.  The previous closing high for the NYA was 8387.82 on April 18.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 19/04/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday April 19, 2006: Following a share purchase agreement, Sovereign Chief Ventures Ltd. (TSXVN:SCV) will change its name to Saxon Oil Company Ltd. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol "SXN" and the new CUSIP number 805576 10 5. There is no consolidation of capital.

SGX Reviews IPO Submissions Of Stirling Coleman Capital Limited

Date 19/04/2006

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) has, in our continuing drive to uphold standards and maintain the integrity of our securities market, reviewed the performance of Stirling Coleman Capital Limited (SC). The review covered SC's work as issue manager in relation to new listing applications (IPOs) submitted over the past 2 years.