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Date 26/07/2004

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NYBOT Announces Change To Cotton No. 2 Futures Contract Daily Trading Limit

Date 26/07/2004

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT ) announced that effective today, an amendment to its cotton rules will be implemented to provide that the daily trading limit on the Cotton No. 2 futures contract months will be raised from 3 to 4 cents per pound on any trading day which follows a day on which either of the two futures contract months, with the largest open interest settles at a price of 84.00 cents per pound or higher.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 23.07.2004

Date 26/07/2004

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 Securities Exchange South Africa.
Instinet Group Announces Second Quarter 2004 Results

Date 26/07/2004

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq:INGP) today announced net income of $8 million or $0.03 per share for the second quarter of 2004 compared to a net loss of $5 million or $(0.02) per share for the second quarter of 2003 and net income of $19 million or $0.06 per share for the first quarter of 2004. The second quarter 2004 results included a $7 million gain related to the mutual release by Instinet Group, Zone Trading Partners and affiliated parties of execution obligations, a write-off of fixe
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 26/07/2004

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 2 August 2004 (Monday), eight additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 21 existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 229 after the revision.

Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 26/07/2004

For the week of July 19th – July 23th, 2004, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 32% in rubles and 29% in contracts and reached 796 thousand contracts and 6 066 million rubles. Total open interest as of July 23rd, 2004, increased by 2% in rubles and 4% in contracts and equaled 6 559 million rubles and 850 thousand contracts.
Dow Jones Indexes, China Business Network To Launch Broad China Index

Date 26/07/2004

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and China Business Network Co. Ltd. (CBN), a leading professional financial-media company, today announced the creation of the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index, a broad Chinese benchmark index. The index, which will be launched in September 2004, covers companies listed at the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
CBOT Dow News & Highlights: July 19-23, 2004

Date 26/07/2004

On Tuesday, July 20th, two days before earnings were to be announced, Microsoft surprised investors by serving shareholders a special, one-time $3.00 dividend along with other quarterly dividend enhancements. Relieved the company decided to finally lighten their conservative cash position, the market bid Microsoft shares higher. But, unable to maintain positive momentum, shares fell 3.34% on Friday reflecting earnings which came in a penny per share lower than expectations
CBOE Adds November Expiration Options In Several Major Indexes

Date 26/07/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that options with November expirations are now available for trading in the S&P 500 Index (SPX), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJX), and DIAMONDS Trust (DIA) option classes.
Uganda Securities Exchange Bulletin/Budget Special Covering July 2003- June 2004

Date 23/07/2004

Click here to download the Uganda Securities Exchange bulletin/budget special covering July 2003- June 2004.