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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 29/08/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, September 2, 2003:
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The Kax, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 29/08/2003

As of 1 September 2003, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Record Volume In CBOT 10-Year Interest Rate Swap Futures

Date 29/08/2003

On August 28 a record 42,433 contracts traded in the CBOT® 10-year Interest Rate Swap future, breaking the previous record of 30,207 set on June 13, 2003. With 53,409 in open interest and an average daily volume of 6,801 contracts for the month of August, the CBOT 10-year Swap future continues to grow. The CBOT Swap complex offers the liquidity of a designated market maker as well as the Wholesale Trading facility. Wholesale transactions offer market participants the convenience of negotiating
NYSE Closed On Monday, September 1

Date 29/08/2003

The NYSE is closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day
LME Monthly Averages - August 2003

Date 29/08/2003

Please click here for the LME monthly averages for August 2003.

Kosdaq 50 Component Changes In September 2003

Date 29/08/2003

Due to the delisting of Kangwon Land(A35250), component changes will be made to Kosdaq 50.
Kimberly S. Taylor Appointed Managing Director And President, CME Clearing House Division - Timothy J. Doar To Replace Taylor as Managing Director, Clearing and Risk Management, CME Clearing House Division

Date 29/08/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that Kimberly S. Taylor has been appointed Managing Director and President of the CME Clearing House Division, effective Jan. 1, 2004.
JapanCross To Transfer PTS Business To Instinet

Date 29/08/2003

JapanCross Securities Co., Ltd. today announced that by agreement of its shareholders it will restructure its businesses and, as a result, transfer its PTS (proprietary trading system) business operations to Instinet Japan Limited. The transfer is expected to be completed by October, 2003.
ICEX News & Views

Date 29/08/2003

ICEX's conclusions on the trading in shares of Skeljungur hf. on 30 June.
HKEx Securities Market Initial Public Offerings Progress Report

Date 29/08/2003

Please click here to view the HKEx securities market initial public offerings progress report.