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Muscat Securities Exchange Weekly Report

Date 06/01/2003

With the year 2002 coming to an end, sentiments on the MSM continue to remain positive. Market continues to be in the buying mode with occasional days of profit booking. We feel that this trend should continue for another few weeks. Inspite of the recent price hikes, some of the main line stocks continue to trade at attractive dividend yields. This week's rally was led by index heavy weights like Bank Muscat, Oman Fisheries, Ominvest and TEAM. MSM Index opened at 192.46 levels. MSM Index advance
KCBT Announces Lower Wheat Margins

Date 06/01/2003

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of decreased market volatility and are as follows:
Icelandic Stock Exchange Market Summary Report At Year-end 2002

Date 06/01/2003

The Icelandic Stock Exchange market summary report for the year 2002 has been published on the ICEX web site: and can be accessed by clicking here.
HKFE Prepared To Revise Margins For PCCW Futures Contract

Date 06/01/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is prepared to revise the margin rate for PCCW Futures Contract if shareholders approve the company's proposal to consolidate every five shares of HK$0.05 each with effect from 8 January 2003.
Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange: December Monthly Data

Date 06/01/2003

In December 2002, 48,6 thousand trades were executed on FORTS (Futures &Options on RTS). Trading volume reached 2.07 contracts or 9,5 billion rubles in underlying value. The month of November showed 2.47 million contracts and 10.2 billion rubles in underlying value. Total open interest as of December 31, 2002, stood at 292 thousand contracts or 1 191 million rubles in underlying value, compared to 311 thousand contracts and 1 251 million rubles at the end of November.

DJ-AIG CI 2002 Performance Overshadows Equities - CBOT® Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index® Futures Contract 2002 Performance Overshadows Equity Index Results - Contract Reaches Open Interest Record

Date 06/01/2003

For the full 2002 year, the Chicago Board of Trade's Dow Jones-AIG COMMODITY Index (DJ-AIGCI) futures contract value increased 23.86% while the S&P 500, DowSM Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite declined 23.37%, 16.76%, and 31.53% respectively. "This performance illustrates the benefits of portfolio diversification and exposure to assets with a negative correlation to equities. The CBOT futures contract on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index provides various types of investors with a
Derivatives Trading On Euronext.liffe Up 13% In 2002 - Euronext.liffe Confirmed As The World's Second Largest Derivatives Exchange

Date 06/01/2003

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, traded a record 697 million futures and options contracts in 2002, up 13% on 2001, representing an underlying value of €183 trillion, up 15% on 2001. The total number of contracts traded and value traded makes Euronext.liffe the world's second largest derivatives exchange.
December On The Warsaw Exchange

Date 06/01/2003

In December 2002, only NIF and MIDWIG indices went up. Other WSE indices fell slightly.
December 2002 - Euronext Key Indicators: 137,949,264 Transactions In Cash Products In 2002, Up 12.3% On 2001 - 129,192,044 Transactions In Shares In 2002, Up 13% On 2001 - Euronext, Leader European Exchange In Volumes Traded In Shares In 2002 - Euronext L

Date 06/01/2003

10,855,880 transactions were registered on Euronext's cash markets in December 2002, up 18.1% year-on-year. The total number of transactions in 2002 amounting to 137,949,264 was up 12.3% compared to 2001. The average number of daily transactions in cash products was also up 11.4 % in 2002, compared to 2001, reaching 541,518.
CBOT® Ends 2002 With Highest Volume Year In Exchange History Trading 343,882,529 Contracts - December Volume At 23,070,424

Date 06/01/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the highest yearly volume total ever recorded in exchange history, trading 343,882,529 contracts for 2002. Total volume was up 32.1% from last year. Volume in December was 23,070,424, up 10.7% from December 2001.