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London Stock Exchange Monthly Market Report For March 2003 - Number Of Trades On SETS Up 90 Per Cent On March 2002

Date 08/04/2003

The average daily number of UK and international trades on the London Stock Exchange in March 2003 was 227,907 compared with 207,476 in March 2002 (a 10 per cent increase). The total value of UK and international trades in March 2003 was £274 billion, down from £408 billion. There were 21 business days in March 2003 compared with 20 in March 2002.
HKEx Announces Termination Of Real-Time Calculation And Dissemination Of All Ordinaries Index And Growth Enterprises Index

Date 08/04/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announces today (Tuesday) the termination of real-time calculation and dissemination of its All Ordinaries Index (AOI) and Growth Enterprises Index (GEI) with effect from 14 April 2003. The AOI tracks the performance of shares listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange and the GEI tracks the performance of shares listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM).
FTSE Group To launch Global Small Cap Series

Date 08/04/2003

FTSE Group, the global index provider, today announces that it will create a new Global Small Cap index series to complement its existing large and mid cap indices, the FTSE All-World Index series. Together, the FTSE Global Small Cap series and the FTSE All-World will cover 98% of the world's investible market capitalisation. The new indices will be available and integrated with the FTSE All-World series from 22 September 2003.
Euronext Announces Major Enhancements To The Euronext.liffe French Equity Options Market

Date 08/04/2003

Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, today announced a number of significant enhancements to its market for French equity options, which are designed to attract wholesale market users to trade on Euronext.liffe.
Dr Chris Gibson-Smith Appointed Chairman Of London Stock Exchange

Date 08/04/2003

London Stock Exchange plc announced today that Dr Chris Gibson-Smith has been appointed as its next Chairman.

Dow Jones Indexes Launches Tiger Titans 50 Index - New Asian Blue-chip Index To Cover Asian Tiger Countries

Date 08/04/2003

Dow Jones Indexes today announced it is expanding its Titans blue-chip index series to include an index covering the four of the so-called Asian Tiger countries, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
Deutsche Börse: Porsche Is Resisting European Standards

Date 08/04/2003

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse responded with a lack of understanding for Porsche's announcement that it plans to sue the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for requiring it to file quarterly reports. "With this lawsuit Porsche is resisting international standards designed for the protection of investors," said Axel Nawrath, Managing Director of Deutsche Börse. Porsche cannot expect to be treated as an exception to rules that serve to protect investors and are supported by all other investors and iss
City Corporation Gives Go Ahead To Redevelopment Of London Stock Exchange Site - 500,000sq Ft Grimshaw Scheme Will Transform City's Core

Date 08/04/2003

The London Stock Exchange is pleased to announce that the Corporation of London today resolved to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of the Exchange's site at Old Broad Street - one of the largest urban regeneration projects in the City of London. The Exchange intends to sell the site with planning consent to a developer as part of its planned relocation project.
Chicago Stock Exchange: March Volume Results

Date 08/04/2003

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CFTC Staff Allows Euronext Amsterdam N.V.'s Futures Contracts Based On The Amsterdam Exchanges Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 08/04/2003

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on April 7, 2003, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of Euronext Amsterdam N.V.'s (Euronext Amsterdam's) futures contracts based on the Amsterdam Exchanges Index (AEX Index): the AEX Index Futures Contract and the Light AEX Index Futures Contract. The Light AEX Index Futures Contract is a smaller version of the AEX Index Futures Contract.