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Oslo Børs Holding ASA First Quarter Report

Date 25/04/2002

Oslo Børs Holding ASA had a first-quarter 2002 operating profit of NOK 15.1 million (1Q 2001: NOK 9.1 million). After-tax profit for the first quarter 2002 reporting period was NOK 13.1 million (NOK 11.1 million).
Nymex Schedules Calendar Spread Options Launch

Date 25/04/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would introduce calendar spread options contracts for light, sweet crude oil; Brent crude oil; natural gas; heating oil; and unleaded gasoline on June 3.
Euronext Launches NextWarrants, A Product Segment Dedicated To Warrants

Date 25/04/2002

Euronext, the first pan-European exchange, is launching NextWarrants, a market segment dedicated to warrants. This segment, backed by a new dedicated electronic trading platform, comes in response to demand from warrants issuers to enhance the visibility of this expanding market. This initiative also aims to promote warrants among an increasing number of investors.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: 24-Hour Service 7 Days A Week Via StockWise

Date 25/04/2002

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange extends its StockWise service for redistribution of company announcements from the listed companies among others to a 24-hour service 7 days a week.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For April 2002

Date 24/04/2002

As of mid-April, short interest in 3,310 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 4,088,289,561 shares compared with 4,050,953,139 shares in 3,348 National Market issues for the month of March.

Standard & Poor's, With The Toronto Stock Exchange, Announces Re-Branding Of The Canadian Indices - Family Of Canadian Indices To Be Known As S&P/TSX

Date 24/04/2002

Following the April 8th press release by The Toronto Stock Exchange announcing a new corporate branding and image, Standard & Poor's is pleased to announce that the Canadian family of indices formerly know as S&P/TSE and S&P/CDNX will be re-branded to reflect the new TSX branding.
NEWEX: Gazprom In NX.plus Segment

Date 24/04/2002

ADRs (American Depository Receipts) of OAO Gazprom, Russia's biggest gas company, are tradable in the NX.plus quality segment at NEWEX from April 25, 2002, as NEWEX, the market for Central and Eastern Europe, reported on Wednesday. With the inclusion of the ADRs of Gazprom NEWEX has further expanded the offerings for its international investors. Gazprom is the biggest Russian company in the gas sector with total assets of 80 billion euros (as of 30 Sep 2001). The corporation has about 300,000 e
NetBank, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning May 1, 2002

Date 24/04/2002

NetBank, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTBK) of Alpharetta, Georgia, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, May 1, 2002. NetBank, Inc. will replace Trendwest Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWRI), which is being acquired.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 24 April 2002

Date 24/04/2002

At its meeting today the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to impose a violation charge of NOK 430,000 on Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) in respect of the late publication of the company´s interim report for the fourth quarter of 2001.
London Stock Exchange Warns Of Stamp Duty Barrier To Euro Entry

Date 24/04/2002

The London Stock Exchange today warned that stamp duty on share trading would increasingly damage London's competitive advantage in international financial services, and so reduce the likelihood of the UK joining the Euro.