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Bursa Malaysia Berhad's CEO Yusli: Information Key In Making Investment Decisions

Date 13/07/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad's Chief Executive Officer Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said that information is key in making investment decisions.
Autostrade SPA IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 13/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices effective the close of trading Thursday, July 15, 2004: Autostrade SPA (Italy, SEDOL: 7667163, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20305020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.3 to 0.478. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Banca Popolare di Milano SCRL and Schemaventotto SPA. Banca Popolare d
Agriliance To Serve As Lead Market Maker For New Fertilizer Contracts - CME Announces Agriliance To Serve As Lead Market Maker For New Fertilizer Contracts Traded On GLOBEX®

Date 13/07/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that Agriliance LLC has agreed to provide continuous, transparent and competitive markets for new fertilizer contracts traded on GLOBEX®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform, for CME’s futures and options on futures contracts. Agriliance markets crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed and related technical services to farmers and ranchers through local cooperatives and independent retailers
VIX Futures Set New Single-Day Volume Record At CBOE Futures Exchange

Date 12/07/2004

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced that trading volume during today's session set a new single-day record at CFE with reported volume of 1,844 VIX futures contracts. Today's volume surpassed the previous high of 1,594 contracts traded on May 24, 2004. CFE, which launched on March 26, 2004, is a new, all-electronic futures exchange offering futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and CBOE S&P 500 Three-Month Variance (VT).
Through Agreement With Tokyo Commodity Exchange New York Mercantile Exchange To Start Offering Trading In Japan

Date 12/07/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that energy and metals futures contracts will become available for NYMEX ACCESS®, internet–based trading in Japan on July 20.

Standard & Poor's Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement

Date 12/07/2004

Effective November 1, 2004: Standard and Poor's is announcing the following changes to its methodology for emerging markets stock indices: Change in Taiwan’s foreign investment limit Change in investability screens Slovakia to move to Frontier market status Pakistan, Jordan and Colombia to go on watch list for inclusion to investable indices
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 12/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, July 12, 2004: QGX Ltd. (TSXVN:QGX) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “QGX” at the open on Tuesday, July 13, 2004.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 12/07/2004

Standard & Poor's wishes to announce that the following changes will be made to the S&P/TSX 60, S&P/TSX 60 Capped and S&P/TSX MidCap Indices: Royal Group Technologies Limited (TSX: RYG) will be removed from the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped Indices and added to the S&P/TSX MidCap Index. Research in Motion Ltd. (TSX: RIM) will be removed from the S&P/TSX MidCap Index and added to the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped Indices.
Share Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 12/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Thursday July 15th, 2004: Macquarie Bank Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6551353, GICS Code: 40203020) member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares by 843,000 to 217,033,000. This change is due to a dividend reinvestment plan. There is no change to the IWF. Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia, SEDOL: 6076146, GICS Code: 40101010) member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index w
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market

Date 12/07/2004

For the week of July 5th – July 9th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) grew by 21% and reached 17 430 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 28%, slightly down from 37% last month. 11 385 transactions were executed.