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Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics September 2001

Date 29/10/2001

Riga In September total Latvian capital market trading volume reached EUR 39.26 million (LVL 22.38 million). Equity market trading amounted EUR 15 million (LVL 8.5 million), and, though, the volume traded was smaller than in August, it was still well above the average trading level of this year in RSE. Similarly to previous months, major stake (more than 80%) of equity market turnover consisted of Latvijas Gaze share trading. Trading turnover in Debt market was EUR 24.26 (LVL 13.83)
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Response To Media Speculation On SFE

Date 29/10/2001

Following newspaper reports about efforts by the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) to be acquired by Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX), ASX wishes to confirm that no discussions are taking place on this issue and no such discussion is on our agenda.
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Quarterly Update - 3 Months To 30 September 2001

Date 29/10/2001

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) today released unaudited figures showing a profit from ordinary activities for the three months to 30 September 2001 of $13.2 million, in line with the $13.4 million recorded for the corresponding three months to 30 September 2000.
Australian Stock Exchange Limited Chairman`s Address To Shareholders.

Date 29/10/2001

I am particularly pleased to be chairing this meeting in Melbourne, where a stock exchange has operated successfully for 117 years. ASX stands for Australian Stock Exchange, and it is important that we never lose sight of the fact we are a national exchange, not a Sydney one. It is one more feature that sets us apart from our peers, and I believe, it is one more reason why the market has been embraced by so many shareholders across Australia.
Update In KLSE Syariah Index Components

Date 26/10/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is updating the component stocks of the KLSE Syariah Index (KLSE SI) in line with the revised list of approved securities issued by the Syariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission on Friday, 26 October 2001.

The American Stock Exchange Announces The First U.S. ETF "Twin" To A Japanese ETF - U.S. Equivalent To Japanese ETF Among The Four New iShares To Begin Trading

Date 26/10/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®), the leader and pioneer in exchange traded funds (ETFs), in conjunction with Barclays Global Investors, N.A., the largest manager of indexed products in the world, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the premier exchange of Japan, announced trading today in the first U.S.-listed ETF equivalent to an ETF recently listed on The Tokyo Stock Exchange. This marks a first in ETF development through the listing of a U.S. ETF with identical performance objectives to a Japa
SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt Announces The Selection Of Michael W. Robinson As Director Of Public Affairs

Date 26/10/2001

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced the selection of Michael W. Robinson as Director of the Office of Public Affairs, Policy Evaluation, and Research. Mr. Robinson 37, will serve as the SEC's principal spokesperson and raise public awareness of the Commission's mission and actions.
Nymex Issues Notice To Reassure Building Occupants On Air Quality

Date 26/10/2001

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Chairman Vincent Viola and President J. Robert Collins, Jr., today issued a notice to reassure all Exchange members, staff, and occupants of the Exchange building that the air in and around the Exchange building has been tested regularly and all results have been well below the standards deemed acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies.
Nasdaq Announces Proposed Changes In Services And Listing Fees - Fees Still Significantly Below Competition - Majority Of Fee Increase Will Be Invested Directly In Service Enhancements Requested By Listed Companies - Unanimously Approved By The Nasdaq Is

Date 26/10/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a proposed change in its fee schedule for listed companies beginning January 1, 2002, pending Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval. The proposal was also unanimously approved by the Nasdaq Issuer Affairs Committee, which is made up of representatives from a broad spectrum of companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market®. It is the first proposed increase in annual listing fee
HKEx To Temporarily Suspend Trading Of Kookmin Bank Futures And Options On Kookmin Bank Futures

Date 26/10/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) said today (26 October) that the trading of the Kookmin Bank Futures contract and Options on the Kookmin Bank Futures contract will be suspended from 29 October to 8 November inclusive. The suspension coincides with the suspension of the share trading of Kookmin Bank in the cash market as indicated by Kookmin Bank's announcement on 11 October 2001.