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Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For June 2003

Date 11/07/2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 3,590.5 points at the end of June 2003, a decrease of 145.7 points from the closing value at the end of June. The weighted index reached 229.61 points at the end of June, a decrease of 8.36 points from the closing value at the end of May.
Instinet Announces June 2003 Transaction Information

Date 11/07/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in June 2003 was 13,250 million shares. (1) This compares to 12,756 million shares in May 2003 and 6,946 million shares in June 2002.
Extraordinary General Meeting Of OM Shareholders On Account Of The Merger Between OM And HEX

Date 11/07/2003

OM's Board of Directors has, on account of OM's public offer to the shareholders and warrant holders of HEX, decided to propose that an extraordinary general meeting of OM shareholders authorize the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of a maximum of 31,785,027 new shares to be used as consideration in the offer. As previously announced, OM offers 2.5 new shares in OM for each share in HEX.
Eurex: 65,087 Contracts Traded Make Market Share Of 32.9 Percent On July 10

Date 11/07/2003

65,087 contracts traded make market share of 32.9 percent on July 10 65,087 contracts traded make market share of 32.9 percent on July 10
Tehran Stock Exchange Appoints New Secretary General

Date 10/07/2003

Dr. Tabrizi succeeds Dr. Ahmad Mir Motahari, who held the position of Secretary General since 1997. Dr. Mir Motahari will serve as the head of the Iranian Privatization Organization.<

SEC Alleges Violations Of Mutual Fund Sales Practice Requirements, Sanctions Prudential Securities, Incorporated

Date 10/07/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two enforcement actions - one settled and one unsettled - involving sales of mutual fund shares by Prudential Securities, Inc. (Prudential).
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: Malaysia: Share Increase And IWF Change For Renong Bhd (Eff. 07/24/2003)

Date 10/07/2003

Effective July 24, 2003, S&P/EMDB will increase the number of shares outstanding for Renong Bhd. (EMDB Code 548674.1/SEDOL 6732374), an S&P/IFCG and S&P/IFCI index constituent, by 800 million via a new issue and decrease the IWF to 0.3527. The share increase and IWF change result from a private placement of 800 million shares to Renong's corporate shareholder. This index neutral event will cause no change in the weight of Renong Bhd in S&P/IFCG and S&P/IFCI indices.
Nymex To Introduce Four Additional Natural Gas Basis Futures

Date 10/07/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will introduce four additional natural gas basis swap futures contracts on July 17 for the July 18 trading session on NYMEX ClearPortsm.
Nymex Increases Fees For Coal Futures

Date 10/07/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today amended its liquidity incentive program for Central Appalachian coal futures to increase the amount paid to liquidity providers as well as the fees paid by participants on the opposite side.
NYMEX Holdings, Inc., To Distribute Dividend To Shareholders

Date 10/07/2003

The board of directors of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., voted last night to declare and distribute a dividend of $2.5 million to stockholders of record as of July 15, 2003.