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CBOT 10-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures Record Volume

Date 16/06/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade's 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures traded record volume of 30,206 contracts on Friday, June 13, 2003. The previous one-day record, 29,035 contracts, was set on February 27, 2003. Average trading volume since contract launch (October 2001), now at 2,934 contracts per day, is also at a record high.

Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report May 2003

Date 16/06/2003

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Breach Of Listing Agreement - Stockholmsbörsen's Disciplinary Committee Imposes Fines

Date 16/06/2003

Sign On i Stockholm AB and Intellecta AB have breached their listing agreements with Stockholmsbörsen and must therefore pay fines. Sign On violated the listing agreement's requirement concerning the obligation to provide immediate information about events that have an impact on the share price and the requirement regarding correct, relevant and reliable information. Intellecta was in breach of the rules governing the purchase and sale of the company's own shares.

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 16/06/2003

The week on the bourse was more positive rising 1.7% on the prior week, helped by a lift in Sechaba, which saw an unusually big volume of shares, over 5.4 million, change hands 10t higher at P8.10.

BondVision To Adopt FIX Standards

Date 16/06/2003

BondVision today announced an agreement with IT Software and Javelin Technologies to develop and implement a FIX engine for the BondVision market. By embracing FIX Standards, a communication standard developed for real-time exchange of securities transaction information, BondVision will allow for true Straight Through Processing.

TSX Group Announces Market Closings For Canada Day

Date 13/06/2003

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will be closed for Canada Day on Tuesday, July 1, 2003. Monday, June 30, 2003 will be a regular trading day.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Index Revisions S&P/TOPIX 150

Date 13/06/2003

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The Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces The Quarterly Revision Techwig Index.

Date 13/06/2003

Following the quarterly revision the composition of TechWIG index portfolio will be changed.

SWX Swiss Exchange: Switch Of Perutil S.A. To Another Segment

Date 13/06/2003

In accordance with Art. 3 of the Additional Rules for the Listing of investment companies (http://www.swx.com/admission/03_kri_e.pdf), the Admission Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange has decided that Perutil S.A. should be listed on another segment, since this company meets the criteria for an investment company. Perutil S.A. will be listed on the segment for investment companies starting 1 July 2003. It will be delisted on the SWX Local Caps

SEC Staff Responds to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Date 13/06/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance today provided its responses to 33 frequently asked questions regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures. On Jan. 22, 2003, the SEC adopted new regulations setting out conditions under which non-GAAP financial measures could be used by public companies. See Release No. 33-8176.