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JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 02.12.2005

Date 06/12/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - November 2005

Date 06/12/2005

Equity turnover for November was EUR 10,565.34 million; ETF turnover was EUR 25.29 while that for bonds was EUR 4,690.65 million.

European Financial Markets: Second Meeting Of The Re-established Inter-institutional Monitoring Group

Date 06/12/2005

The second meeting of the Inter-institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) was held on 18 November 2005. The Monitoring Group was re-established in spring this year (see IP/05/1002) in order to assess the progress made on implementing of the extended Lamfalussy process (see

EEX Trading Results In November

Date 06/12/2005

In November 2005, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) saw a total turnover in electricity trading of 60.5 TWh.

DIFC Authority: Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman Announces The Establishment Of Regional Corporate Governance Institute

Date 06/12/2005

Until transparency and governance practice in the region are enhanced, there will remain a major barrier to foreign direct investment which is critical to the success of the entrepreneur, said Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Director General of DIFCA at the Young Arab Leaders (YAL) Forum 2005.

Component Change Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes

Date 06/12/2005

Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Industrial Goods & Services Titans 30 Index.

CBOE Seat Sells For An All-Time Record For Second Consecutive Day - Sale Of $777,000 On Tuesday, December 6 Tops Yesterday's Record

Date 06/12/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that a seat, or membership, at CBOE was sold for an all-time record price for the second consecutive day. The CBOE seat sale of $777,000 on Tuesday, December 6th surpassed the previous CBOE all-time seat price record of $771,000 set yesterday, Monday, December 5th.

Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report November 2005

Date 06/12/2005

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Archipelago Announces Shareholder Approval Of NYSE Merger

Date 06/12/2005

Archipelago Holdings Inc. (PCX: AX), owner and operator of the Archipelago Exchange(R) (ArcaEx(R)), the nation's first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, today announced the certified results of its shareholder vote that approved its merger with the NYSE. A majority of the outstanding shares of Archipelago common stock entitled to vote at today's special meeting were cast in favor of the merger agreement.

2005 TSX Venture 50 Announced

Date 06/12/2005

TSX Venture Exchange announced the TSX Venture 50(TM), the first ever ranking of Canada’s top emerging public companies. The TSX Venture 50 are the top 10 companies in each of five major industry sectors – Mining, Oil & Gas, Technology, Life Sciences and Diversified Industries – based on a ranking formula with equal weighting given to one-year revenue (last reported 12 months), return on investment, market cap growth and trading volume. All data was as of August 31, 2005.