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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 10/06/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, June 11, 2003: The relative weight of Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. (TSX:FCP.UN) will increase by approximately 0.4% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float trust units of the income trust due to the issuance of units.
Singapore Exchange: HSBC Now A Participating Bank Of CDP's Direct Crediting Service

Date 10/06/2003

SGX welcomes HSBC as a participating bank in CDP's Direct Crediting Service. HSBC clients can now apply to have their Singapore-dollar cash distributions credited to their bank accounts.
RTS: Order-Driven Market Weekly Data June 2nd - June 6th

Date 10/06/2003

For the week of June 2nd - June 6th, 2003, total trading volume on Order-driven market, including direct transactions and REPO transactions reached 2 520 million rubles, down from 4 481 million rubles the previous week. The number of indirect transaction decreased from 5 459 to 4 491, with total turnover of 1 876 million rubles, or 645 million shares. Internet trading accounted for 31% of total weekly trading volume.
RTS: Client Repo Transactions Introduced On Order-Driven Market

Date 10/06/2003

Effective June 9th, 2003, clients of each company-broker will have an opportunity to conduct repo transactions with each other (so called "client repo"). This option became available upon unveiling of the new version of Plaza, RTS Plaza 7.2.
RTS: Classic Market Weekly Data June 2nd - June 6th

Date 10/06/2003

On June 6th, 2003, the RTS Index closed at 467.06. The RTS Technical Index reached 513.75. The week's top gainers include Arkhenergo (ARHE) that grew by 23.33% and reached $0.037, Astrakhanenergo common shares (ASRE) that gained 18.75% and closed at $0.0475 and Orenburgneft common shares (ORNBP) that reached $6.6, up 18.49% on last closing.

RTS FORTS: Weekly Data June 2nd - June 6th

Date 10/06/2003

For the week of June 2nd- June 6th, 2003, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 712 thousand contracts, or 4 444 million rubles in underlying value, compared with 864 thousand contracts and 5 472 million rubles for the previous week. The number of transactions decreased from 17 551 to 15 082. Total open interest as of June 6th, 2003, stood at 476 thousand contracts or 3 094 million rubles in underlying value, compared with 493 thousand contracts and
RTS Bonds: Weekly Data June 2nd - June 6th

Date 10/06/2003

For the week of June 2nd-June 6th, 2003, total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading in corporate, governmental, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, grew two fold, from 343 to 699 thousand US dollars, down from 943 thousand dollars the previous week. Bonds traded 10 times, up from 10 times the previous week.
OM Strengthens Business Support Functions

Date 10/06/2003

As a part of OM's ongoing organizational change process, OM's central business support functions are being organized into three units: Finance, Marketing & Communications and Staff Functions. The changes aim to take better advantage of organizational synergy effects and support Stockholmsbörsen and OM Technology more effectively.
NYBOT's U.S. Dollar Index Sets Futures Volume Record

Date 10/06/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today a futures volume record for its U.S. Dollar Index® (USDX) contract of 18,067 contracts set on June 9, 2003. The previous USDX record of 16,388 contracts was set on March 10, 2003.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets To Offer First Non-Security Future Product - Cash Settled Russell Indices Futures Set For Launch On June 27th

Date 10/06/2003

Nasdaq Liffe Markets, LLC (NQLX) announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Frank Russell Company that allows NQLX the right to trade futures on a wide range of Russell U.S. equity indices. On June 27th, 2003, NQLX will launch cash settled futures on the Russell 1000, the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the Russell 1000 Value Index. This is NQLX's first non-security future product offering. NQLX plans to launch additional cash settled futures products throughout the year.