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CBOT Fed Watch: June 2003

Date 18/06/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 25, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

Ad Hoc Publicity: SWX Initiates A Formal Investigation Against Cicorel Holding AG

Date 18/06/2003

SWX Swiss Exchange has initiated a formal investigation against Cicorel Holding AG regarding a possible violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules (ad hoc publicity). Due to technical problems, Cicorel published the annual results 2002 during trading hours on 9 May 2003. The preliminary investigation conducted by the SWX has revealed that Cicorel possibly violated the principle of equal treatment of market participants. The duration of these investigative proceedings has not been determined. The

TSX Venture Exchange Summary For May 2003

Date 17/06/2003

The following is a brief overview of statistic highlights from the TSX Venture Exchange for May 2003.

TSX Group Announces Market Closings For Canada Day

Date 17/06/2003

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.

The UK Financial Services Authority Publishes Annual Report For 2002/03

Date 17/06/2003

The Financial Services Authority today published its Annual Report for 2002/03. It describes the progress the FSA has made during the year toward realising our overall strategy, building on our statutory objectives.

SWX Swiss Exchange: Solicitation Of Comment On The Rules Regarding The Obligation To Disclose Management Transactions

Date 17/06/2003

On 9 May 2003, the Admission Board SWX Swiss Exchange initiated a solicitation of comment on the proposed rules regarding the obligation to disclose management transactions. The period of solicitation of comment was originally scheduled to last until 20 June 2003. In reaction to various feedback, the period of solicitation of comment will be extended by ten days to 30 June 2003. The documents on the solicitation of comment, as well as the comments offered to date, are available at

Stockholm Stock Exchange: Review Of Most Traded And ATTRACT40(TM)

Date 17/06/2003

Stockholmsbörsen's segments for the most traded shares will be updated from July 1st, 2003. The Most Traded-segment (Mest omsatta) on the A- list remain unchanged while Attract40 will get 8 new companies and 8 companies will leave the segment.

Stock Exchange Of Thailand To Devote Over Baht 6 Million To Project For Making Quality Analysts And Research For The Capital Markets

Date 17/06/2003

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) speeds up in developing the quality of analysts and research reports for the capital markets. It will devote more than 6 million baht for the "Quality New Analyst Development Project" and "Securities Research Support Project". It is believed that good quality securities research will support the SET's investor base enlargement scheme and attract more long-term investment.

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

Date 17/06/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, June 18, 2003:

S&P/RUIX And S&P/RUIX-Oil Calculation Procedures Change

Date 17/06/2003

Effective June 16th, 2003, calculation procedures for S&P/RUIX investment index and industry investment index S&P/RUIX-Oil change.