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Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sector And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 31/07/2003

As of 1 august 2003 foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's all-share and sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Program Trading Averaged 39.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 21-July 25, 2003

Date 31/07/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for July 21-July 25, 2003.
Infosys Technologies Limited Announces Pricing Of Sponsored ADS Offering

Date 31/07/2003

Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) announced today that the Sponsored Secondary issue of 5,218,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), representing 2,609,000 equity shares was priced at US$ 49.00 per ADS. Infosys is the first Indian company to convert local listed shares to ADSs.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Sends To The European Commission Its Final Advice On Disclosure Obligations For Listed And Issuing Companies

Date 31/07/2003

CESR releases today its advice on draft technical measures to implement the Directive on Prospectus (Ref. CESR/03-208 and Annexes, available on the CESR website), accompanied by a Feedback Statement on the consultation (Ref. CESR/03-209). The proposed measures would need to be met when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading and responds to a request from the European Commission for technical advice by 31 July 2003.
Breach Of Listing Agreement - Warning Issued By Stockholmsbörsen's Disciplinary Committee

Date 31/07/2003

The Disciplinary Committee of Stockholmsbörsen has issued a warning to Höganäs AB for failure to comply with the company's listing agreement with the Exchange.

TSX, NBC Sign Acquisition Agreement For 4.85% Of Archipelago - Strategic Investment in Leading US Electronic Exchange

Date 30/07/2003

TSX Group Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase 4.85% of Archipelago Holdings, LLC (Archipelago) from a subsidiary of National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC).
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Trading Of TSR To Provide More Room For Exchange Of Rights

Date 30/07/2003

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will begin facilitating the trade of transferable subscription rights, or TSRs, to provide an opportunity for eligible investors to sell their subscription rights if they don't wish to exercise them. The TSRs will be valid from seven days to two months and the trading fee will not be less than 0.25%, similar to trading of common shares.
SEC Announces Approval Of SRO Rules Addressing Research Analyst Conflicts Of Interest

Date 30/07/2003

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson announced yesterday the approval of a series of self-regulatory organization ("SRO") research analyst rules that fulfill the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The rules approved today build on previous regulatory actions and take a number of significant additional steps towards promoting the independence and objectivity of research.
NYBOT To Delist SPCI Futures And Options Contracts

Date 30/07/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of trading on Thursday, July 31, 2003, all Standard & Poor's Commodity Index (SPCI) futures and options contract months that have no open interest as of the close of business on July 30, 2003, shall be delisted by the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc.
MSCI Taiwan Index Futures Open Interest Sets Record

Date 30/07/2003

The MSCI Taiwan Index Futures open interest has achieved a new record of 102,156 contracts on 29 Jul, breaking its last record of 91,369 contracts on 28 Jul.