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Program Trading Averaged 59.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 13-17

Date 23/12/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Dec. 13-17.
Oslo Børs Introduces A Liquidity Provider Scheme

Date 23/12/2004

Oslo Børs has decided to introduce an organised scheme for liquidity providers in the Norwegian market. The scheme will come into effect from 1 January 2005.
OMX Exchanges: Share Quantities In BALTIX For Q1 2005

Date 23/12/2004

The BALTIX index is a capitalization-weighted chain-linked total return index that was launched on September 27, 2004. The index is calculated daily using the most recent official closing prices of all shares listed on the Main Lists of the Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius stock exchanges. The index constituents are subject to quarterly weight limits of 10% of the compound market capitalization and the weight-limits are applied during quarterly rebalancings by reducing the indexed share quantities.
Labuan International Financial Exchange Market Cap Reaches US$10 Billion With Khazanah's Notes

Date 23/12/2004

Market capitalisation at the Labuan International Financial Exchange Inc (LFX) increased to US$10.13 billion (RM38.49 billion) with the primary listing of US$414.5 million exchangeable notes issued by Labuan-based Feringghi Capital Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Malaysian government investment holding arm.
Korea Futures Exchange Trading Hours To Be Changed On January 3, 2005

Date 23/12/2004

The Korea Futures Exchange (KOFEX) has announced the following trading schedule for the first trading day of 2005. On January 3, 2005, when the market opens for the new year, trading in stock index products will start at 10:00, one hour late than usual, in line with the opening time of the underlying stock markets. Trading hours for the rest of the products will be the same.

Jukka Ruuska To Leave Role Of Deputy CEO Of OMX

Date 23/12/2004

Jukka Ruuska, President of the OMX Exchanges division and as of January 1, 2005, also President of the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has decided to temporarily leave his position as Executive Vice President and deputy CEO of OMX. No new deputy CEO will be appointed.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency's Comments On The Draft ''Concept Paper On Equivalence Of Certain Third Country GAAP And On Description Of Certain Third Countries Mechanisms Of Enforcement Of Financial Information'' By The Committee Of European Securiti

Date 23/12/2004

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) sent a comments letter on December 21, 2004, regarding the draft ''Concept Paper on Equivalence of Certain Third Country GAAP and on Description of Certain Third Countries'', which was published on October 21, 2004, by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR). In the European Union, third country issuers will be required, from around 2007, to prepare and present financial statements on the basis of IAS/IFRS or the third count
Investable Weight Factor Change For Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 23/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (Italy, ISIN IT0001254884), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.450 to 0.384 effective at the close of trading Wednesday, December 29, 2004. This is following the increased holding of several shareholders in the recent period.
Cyprus Stock Exchange Review Of Developments For November 2004

Date 23/12/2004

Prices On the last trading session of November 2004 the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 1003,27 points, representing a relative increase of 4,97%. The value of shares traded presented also an increase of 30,37% compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 1010,83 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 1008,25, Parallel Market 879,69, Alt
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning December 29, 2004

Date 23/12/2004

The Class A common stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH) of Teaneck, New Jersey, will become a compo nent of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (NASDAQ: NDX), effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, December 29, 2004. It will replace PeopleSoft, Inc.'s common stock (NASDAQ: PSFT), which is expected to be acquired by Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) on or after that date. The Class A common stock of Cognizant will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM