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NYSE Member Firms Report Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2003 Results

Date 29/03/2004

NYSE Member Firms Report Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2003 ResultsNEW YORK, March 29, 2004 -- New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported fourth-quarter 2003 after-tax profits of $3.11 billion and revenues of $36.22 billion, compared to $695 million in after-tax profits on revenues of $35.51 billion
NYBOT Markets Have Second Busiest Trading Day - World Sugar Sets New Single-Day Trading Record

Date 29/03/2004

Trading at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) continues at record levels in March, with single-day trading and several sugar categories adding their marks in the record books.
Kathleen A. Corbet Appointed President, Standard & Poor’s

Date 29/03/2004

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced the appointment of Kathleen A. Corbet as President of Standard & Poor’s, its financial services division, effective April 19, 2004. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Fixed Income Division at Alliance Capital Management and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Corbet replaces Leo C. O’Neill, who will retire from the Corporation April 30 following 36 years of outstanding service.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 26.03.2004

Date 29/03/2004

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 Announces February 2004 Transaction Information

Date 29/03/2004

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in February 2004 was 12,329 million shares. This compares to 16,493 million shares in January 2004 and 8,778 million shares in February 2003. (1)

Hon Hai Precision Industry Corp. , Ltd. Shares Increase In The S&P Asia 50 Index

Date 29/03/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P Asia 50 Index effective after the close of trading on March 31, 2004: Hon Hai Precision Industry Corp., Ltd. (Taiwan, SEDOL 6438564, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45203010), a member of the S&P Asia 50 and S&P Global 1200 Indices, shares will increase by 238,024,500 to 2,757,198,900. The change is the result of the merger of Hon Hai Precision Industry and Ambit Microsystems Corp.
GICS Sub-Industry Changes To The S&P US Indices

Date 29/03/2004

At the close of trading on March 31, 2004, Standard & Poor's will be making S&P GICS sub-industry transfers in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
Euronext And IEIF Launch New Index For Tax-Advantaged Real-Estate Investment Companies

Date 29/03/2004

Euronext and Institut de l'Épargne Immobilière et Foncière (IEIF)1 have joined forces to produce a new index with a view to raising the profile of the listed real-estate sector. Due for launch on 5 April, the Euronext IEIF "SIIC France" index is based on listed real-estate investment companies that have opted for a new tax regime known as SIIC2.
Eurex: March Is The Most Successful Month In Eurex's History - Already Over 107 Million Contracts Traded On Eurex In March- Daily Trading Records In Bund, Bobl And Schatz On 5 March

Date 29/03/2004

March 2004 will be the most successful month in the history of Eurex, the international derivatives market reported on Monday. By Monday 2 pm, two days before the end of the month, Eurex had already traded over 107 million contracts, surpassing the previous monthly trading record of around 106 million contracts in March 2003.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans Banks Index

Date 29/03/2004

Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Banks index.