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Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) Broker Applications Exceed Target, Reflecting Strong Confidence From Thai And Foreign Brokers

Date 26/05/2005

The Thailand Futures Exchange Pcl. (TFEX) announced that the number of Thai and foreign brokers submitting applications to be futures brokers was higher than targeted. Companies wishing to be futures brokers should apply to the SEC as well as with TFEX between June 1 – 30, 2005.
Share Change For Coles Myer Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 26/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Tuesday May 31st 2005:
Program Trading Averaged 54.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 16-20

Date 26/05/2005

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 16-20.
NYSE Proposes Changes To Specialist Capital Requirements

Date 26/05/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to establish a new method of calculating capital requirements for specialist organizations. Current rules based on classes of allocated securities and capital penalties for mergers among specialists would be replaced by a focus on market risk and volatility, and market share measured by total dollar volume traded.
May 2005 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And Stoxx Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., Asia, European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 2.60% Gain In May, European Sto

Date 26/05/2005

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.60% in May, closing at 10457.80. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia and Globally were up in May, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.

Listing Of Warrants Issued By Carnegie Investment Bank AB On Nordic Growth Market NDX Deratives

Date 26/05/2005

As from May 31, 2005, 56 warrants issued by Carnegie Investment Bank AB will be listed on NDX. The instruments have been registered at VPC AB.
Korea Exchange: Rules On Receiving Orders Will Be Revised On May 30, 2005

Date 26/05/2005

Target price order will be newly introduced applicable to both markets). Institutions and foreign investors wish to have their orders matched at the volume-weighted average price of the day, but the current rules provide no clear ground to allow traders to place orders targeting a specific price. In light of such demand, the rules have been revised to permit a new type of order, the aggregated volume of which is entrusted to be matched at a specific price(target price order).
Korea Exchange: After-Hours Trading Has Been Extended To 18:00 On May 30, 2005

Date 26/05/2005

Korea Exchange (KRX) has extended after-hours trading to 18:00 and introduced off-hours single price trading during which trades are to be executed every 30 minutes in an effort to eliminate the inconveniences caused by the suspension of ECN market operations scheduled for May 28, offer additional trading opportunities to investors, and accommodate various trading needs
Helsinki Stock Exchange: Warning Issued To Nokia Corporation Due To Negligence In Correcting Changed Information

Date 26/05/2005

The Disciplinary Committee of The Helsinki Stock Exchange has issued Nokia Corporation with a warning for breaching the disclosure requirements applicable to listed companies. The Disciplinary Committee considered that the company had neglected to disclose without an undue delay the change concerning its previously published earnings per share forecast of which the company was aware.
Harmonization Of Trading Rules Of The Stock Market And The KOSDAQ Market

Date 26/05/2005

The trading rules of Korea’s two stock markets, the Stock Market Division and the KOSDAQ Market Division of the Korea Exchange, will be harmonized to prevent confusion amongst investors arising as a result of the differences between the rules of the two markets and to reduce IT costs for securities companies.