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Cyprus Stock Exchange Review Of Developments For October 2004

Date 22/11/2004

PricesOn the last trading session of October 2004 the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 955,81 points, representing a relative decrease of 1,89%. The value of shares traded presented also an increase of 6,92% compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 976,46 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 956,50, Parallel Market 939,15, Alternativ
CBOT Sets New Exchange-Wide Open Interest Record

Date 22/11/2004

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that on Friday, November 19, 2004, the exchange set a series of volume and open interest records. Setting a new all-time high and shattering the prior record, exchange-wide open interest reached 13,615,917 contracts, compared with the previous high of 13,004,167 contracts set on August 26, 2004.
CBOT Metals Holiday Fee Waiver Now In Effect

Date 22/11/2004

A Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) metals' fee waiver is in effect today. Due to the strong volume growth of the exchange's full-sized and mini-sized Gold and Silver futures, the CBOT is offering a holiday fee waiver for all Precious Metals futures from November 22, 2004 through January 31, 2005.
Baltic Exchange: Interim Dividend For Baltic Shareholders

Date 22/11/2004

The Baltic Exchange Board of Directors today declared an interim dividend of £2.50 per share.
Baltic Exchange: Contribution Of UK’s Maritime Services Sector Underestimated

Date 22/11/2004

The booming $30 billion freight derivatives market and high ocean freight rates mean that the financial contribution of maritime services to the UK economy vastly exceeds researchers’ estimates of £1 billion a year in foreign earnings, according to Baltic Exchange Chairman Peter Kerr-Dineen.

Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 102, 22 November 2004

Date 22/11/2004

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Appoints Regulatory Decisions Committee Chairman

Date 19/11/2004

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed Tim Herrington as Chairman of the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). Mr Herrington, a financial services partner at City law firm Clifford Chance, is expected to begin his role early in the New Year. The appointment was approved at the FSA's Board meeting yesterday.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On The CPI Release Day

Date 19/11/2004

Bank of Japan says the condition of quantitative easing policy is to be in place until the year-on-year rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (excluding fresh food, on a nationwide basis) registers zero percent or higher on a sustainable basis. Therefore the Consumer Price Index has attracted attention in the market.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 26 November 2004

Date 19/11/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 26 November 2004, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 19/11/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Monday, November 22, 2004: The relative weight of Placer Dome Inc. (TSX:PDG) will increase by approximately 0.07% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.09% in the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped Indices, by 0.36% in the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index and by 0.96% in the S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment t