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Investable Weight Factor Change For Snam Rete Gas In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 05/04/2004

Standard & Poor's will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Snam Rete Gas (Italy, ISIN IT0003153415) a member of the S&P/MIB Index from 0.402 to 0.499 effective at the close of trading Wednesday, April 07, 2004. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Eni, which has reduced its holding to 50.07 of shares outstanding.
Futures Contracts Based On Dow Jones Industrial Average And Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 Licensed In Indonesia - Now, Indonesian Investors Will Be Able To Trade Futures Contracts Linked To The Performance Of The Indexes

Date 05/04/2004

Dow Jones Indexes today announced that it has licensed the Indonesia-based Surabaya Stock Exchange to list exchange-traded futures based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 Index. The futures contracts will be launched on April 27 and will be traded between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. West Indonesian Time (9:30 pm and 4:00 am New York Time).
First Cypriot Trading Member On Xetra - Deutsche Börse Further Expands Its Electronic Trading Network - Increasing Attractiveness Of Trading In Russian Stocks

Date 05/04/2004

Deutsche Börse has connected NAM Holding Ltd., its first Cypriot trading member, to the pan-European trading platform Xetra. NAM Holding is a subsidiary of ATON Capital, one of the largest Russian investment banks. As well as engaging in proprietary and client trading, NAM Holding will also act as Designated Sponsor on Xetra for 12 Russian stocks from the Russian RTS-Index. This further increases the attractiveness of trading in Russian stocks.
EuroMTS: New EuroBenchmark Treasury Bills Market Boosts Liquidity Of European Treasury Bills Sector

Date 05/04/2004

EuroMTS today announced that liquidity has improved markedly across benchmark Treasury bill issues, following the introduction of the EuroBenchmark Treasury Bills Market for French, German, Italian, and Spanish securities with volumes on the market surpassing €500 million in the first two weeks of operation. In addition, the domestic French and Italian Treasury bill markets have particularly benefited, with record turnover of €6.09 and €23.1 billion respectively in March, increases of 25% compa
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Equity Market Is Booming - The Trading Volume Reached New All-Time High In The First Quarter

Date 05/04/2004

The first quarter of 2004 on the Danish equity market closed as the most active three months ever. Never before has such a high value of shares changed hands. Turnover more than doubled compared with the first three months of 2003.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Increased Borrowing Generates Activity On The Mortgage Credit Market

Date 05/04/2004

In March, bond trading totalled DKK 641 billion, a rise of 42 per cent on February. The most significant reason for the rise is increased activity on the mortgage credit market, where the turnover grew by 57 per cent to DKK 373 billion.
Commerzbank AG - New Member Of Stockholmsbörsen

Date 05/04/2004

Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt, has been accepted as a new member of Stockholmsbörsen and begins trading in SAXESS on Monday 5th of April 2004. Commerzbank AG London Branch will conduct the membership.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange: Eurodollars On GLOBEX(R), Total Eurodollar Volume Set New Records - Exchange Experiences Second Busiest Overall Trading Day In 106-Year History

Date 05/04/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, reported record GLOBEX® and total combined (GLOBEX and open outcry) volume in its benchmark Eurodollar interest rate futures contract during the Friday, April 2, 2004 trading session.
CBOT 10-Year Treasury Note Option Contract Volume Record

Date 05/04/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that new daily volume and open interest records were set in the 10-Year Treasury Note option contract on Friday, April 2, 2004.
CBOE And CBOE Futures Exchange Closed On Friday, April 9

Date 05/04/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Good Friday: