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HKEx Upgrades AMS/3 Capacity

Date 28/12/2005

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Wednesday), implemented a capacity upgrade for its securities trading system, the Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System (AMS/3).
Changes In The Management Of Deutsche Börse And Eurex - Ferscha To Leave Deutsche Börse And Eurex

Date 28/12/2005

Changes in the composition of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG and the Management Board of Eurex, the joint venture of Deutsche Börse and SWX Swiss Exchange were announced today. Effective 31 December 2005 Rudolf Ferscha will resign from his position as Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse and CEO of the Eurex companies Eurex Zurich AG, Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG; he will leave at his own request under an amicable and mutual agreement. As Deutsche Börse announced
Bird Flu Stock Scam Hazardous To Financial Health, NASD Alert Warns

Date 28/12/2005

NASD issued an Investor Alert today warning investors to be wary of unsolicited faxes, spam and even text messages promising large market gains for investments that purport to capitalize on helping protect against global pandemics like the Bird Flu or Avian Influenza.
2005 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 0.05% Loss In 2005, European Stocks

Date 28/12/2005

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.05% in 2005, closing at 10777.77. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia, and globally were up for the year, according to preliminary figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
Warsaw SE Main Indices Set New Closing High

Date 27/12/2005

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG, all share index, closed at a new high of 36,068.56. The previous closing high was 35,730.36 on December 23, 2005.

The Volume Of Open Positions In The MICEX Derivatives Market Section Has Exceeded 1 Billion US Dollars

Date 27/12/2005

The growing need of participants in the currency futures market for the management of foreign exchange risks has resulted in new record-high trading volumes in the MICEX Derivatives (Standard Contracts) Market Section and a significant increase in the number of open positions in December. On 21 December 2005, for the first time in the last five years, the volume of open positions in the MICEX Derivatives Market exceeded 1 million contracts and amounted to 1 039 230 contracts (1.039 billion US do
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For December 2005

Date 27/12/2005

As of mid-December, short interest in 2,734 NASDAQ National Market(R) securities totaled 5,733,985,711 shares compared with 5,758,137,479 shares in 2,730 National Market issues for the month of November.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

Date 27/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and SmallCap 600 indices: CBS Corp. (NYSE:CBSwi) and Viacom Inc. (New) (NYSE:VIA.Bwi) will replace Viacom Inc. (Old) (NYSE:VIA.B) and Visteon Corp. (NYSE:VC) and in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, December 30. Viacom is separating into two publicly trading companies consisting of new Viacom and CBS Corporation. Visteon is being removed from the index on account of low market capitali
RTS Provides Access To "Gazprom" Shares Market For Foreign Investors

Date 27/12/2005

In connection with the new bill waiving restrictions on foreign investors to buy "Gazprom" shares, RTS Group welcomes foreign investment community to trade "Gazprom" shares through members of the NP "Saint-Petersburg Stock Exchange".
RTS Group Trading Schedule For December 30th, 2005

Date 27/12/2005

On December 30th, 2005, RTS Group Markets will be open as follows: Classic Market: 10:30 to 13:00 Moscow time, FORTS Derivatives Market: 10:30 to 13:00 Moscow time. The hours on the T+0 Market of "Open Joint Stock Company "Russian Trading System "Stock Exchange" and the market for "Gazprom" stock on St. Petersburg Stock Exchange will be as follows: Preopening 10:15 to 10:30 Moscow time, Tra