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Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Transactions Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 31 August 2005

Date 24/08/2005

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Transactions (except for Exchange Forex Margin Transactions) on 31 August 2005, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
Thailand Securities Depository Joins 8 Banks In Pursuit Of e-Dividend: Phase II

Date 24/08/2005

The Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) moves on with its e-Dividend: Phase II by joining forces with 8 leading commercial banks in serving shareholders who have accounts at the participating banks. The group’s aim is to provide full e-service to their clienteles.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 24/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:
SFE Announces 2005 Half Year Result

Date 24/08/2005

SFE Corporation Limited, owner of the Sydney Futures Exchange, today released its financial results for the half-year ended 30 June 2005. The complete report, including the audited (review) financial statements, has been released to the ASX and is available on the SFE website as set out at the end of this release. The highlights include:
SET: Rules On Bond Trading And Free-Float Requirements For State Enterprises Amended

Date 24/08/2005

The SET approved amendments to bond trading rules to include both on- and off-the-exchange bonds. Free-float requirements for state-enterprise listing have also been relaxed if there are uncontrollable factors.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Introduction Of Mini Contracts For Nikkei 225 Futures

Date 24/08/2005

From the point of view to expand the whole market of worldwide Nikkei 225 products through OSE, in addition to offering the various investment techniques and portfolio management methods to individual investors, one-tenth sized contracts of the existing Nikkei 225 Futures (Mini contracts) are designed to be introduced, separately from the existing contracts. OSE aims to start trading of Mini contracts around June 2006 in coordination with authorities concerned, after careful consideration of the
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,800,000

Date 24/08/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,800,000, unchanged from the previous regular seat sale on Aug. 16, 2005.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Delist Gasoline Swaps Contracts On NYMEX Clearport

Date 24/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will delist four gasoline swap futures contracts from NYMEX ClearPort® for all contract months beyond December 2006.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 24 August 2005

Date 24/08/2005

At its meeting today, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in three companies to listing. The companies are: Media & Research Group, Consafe Offshore and Deep Sea Supply.
Kittiratt Renewed As SET President For Two More Years

Date 24/08/2005

Today (August 24, 2005) the SET Board of Governors considered candidates for SET President, as Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong’s term ends September 9, 2005.