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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices : S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 02/05/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Wednesday, May 1, 2002, Touchstone Resources Ltd. (TSX: TCH.U) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. On that date, the company changed the currency in which it trades to US dollars. Under S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index methodology, only Canadian-dollar denominated securities are eligible for inclusion in the index. Effective after the close
Program Trading Averaged 30.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During April 22-April 26, 2002

Date 02/05/2002

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 April 22-26, 2002.
Mesdaq Market At Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Continues Positive

Date 02/05/2002

The performance of the Mesdaq Market as part of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Group continued positive following six weeks of trading. A brief review of the Mesdaq Market as at 30 April is as follows:
KCBT: 2002 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour Estimate For Kansas At 35.5 Bushels Per Acre

Date 02/05/2002

The final estimate for the 2002 hard red winter wheat tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council was announced today at the Kansas City Board of Trade. The final participant estimate for the three-day tour average was a yield of 35.5 bushels per acre, 2.8 bushels higher than the 2001 estimate of 32.7 bushels per acre.
International Securities Exchange Update - April 2002

Date 02/05/2002

As the International Securities Exchange approaches its second anniversary of operation, it continues to strengthen its position as the third largest U.S. options exchange.<

International Petroleum Exchange Reports Record April For Brent Crude Futures

Date 02/05/2002

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, announced today it has posted an all-time record in Brent Crude futures trading, which broke through the 2 million lot mark for the first time in April 2002.
HKEx: Retail Investor Participation Remains Stable

Date 02/05/2002

A survey conducted by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) in December 2001 revealed that retail participation in the Hong Kong stock market had remained stable while retail participation in the Hong Kong derivatives market had increased more than three times from a year ago.
Eurex Turns Over 56 Million Contracts In April - New Record Results In Nokia Option - STOXX 50 Future With 90 Percent Growth In Volume

Date 02/05/2002

Eurex, the international derivatives market, traded and cleared over 56 million contracts in April. Compared with April 2001, the world's leading derivatives exchange thus posted an increase in volume of about five percent. Eurex shows a total of 241 million contracts traded during the first four months of the year, which is about 25 million contracts or 11 percent higher than the number traded during the same period of last year. The result in options on Nokia was outstanding again in April,
Dayen Environmental Ltd Declared A Designated Security; Counter Suspended From 9am To 10am On 3 May 2002

Date 02/05/2002

Based on information from its SMARTS electronic surveillance system and other information the Board of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) today formed the opinion that there has been excessive speculation in the shares of Dayen and declared the security a Designated Security, with immediate effect.
CME Board Enhances Board Committee Structure, Authorizes 'Expeditious' Initial Public Offering

Date 02/05/2002

The Board of Directors of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) at its meeting yesterday approved enhancements to its existing Board committee structure to ensure continued effective communication between the Board and senior management. Also today, the Board authorized management to proceed "as expeditiously as possible" with an initial public offering of the Class A common shares of CME Holdings.