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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Wednesday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 1 March 2002, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. http://www.hkex.com.hk/future
Euronext: 20 Companies Joined The NextEconomy And NextPrime Market Segments

Date 27/02/2002

NextPrime and NextEconomy, the market segments launched on 2 January 2002, welcomed 20 additional companies on 25 February, raising the total to 233.
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning March 6, 2002

Date 27/02/2002

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCOM) of Brooklyn, New York, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, March 6, 2002. Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. will replace The BISYS Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BSYS), which is de-listing from The Nasdaq Stock Market®.
ASX Announces A Record First-Half Profit After Tax

Date 27/02/2002

Summary Record 1st half profit of $28.3 million Record 1st half revenue of $99.65 million Earnings of 29.2 cents per share (pre goodwill) Fully franked interim dividend of 19.5 cents per share Strategic initiatives implemented.
TIFFE Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 28 February 2002

Date 26/02/2002

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 28 February 2002, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.

Primex Auction System Trading Increases 60% With The Addition Of The Nasdaq-100

Date 26/02/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that the average daily share volume on the Primex Auction System™ jumped 60 percent to more than 5.8 million shares in the one month period beginning January 22, when the remaining components of the Nasdaq-100 Index® were added to the list of securities eligible to trade on Primex.
MSCI: Update On Argentina And Additional Composite Indices Using Argentine ADR Prices

Date 26/02/2002

MSCI announced yesterday that following an initial consultation with investors worldwide, it had decided for the time being not to make any changes to the MSCI Argentina Index.
Genmab Receives Reprimand From The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 26/02/2002

On 20 February 2002 after 22.00, Genmab submitted a stock exchange announcement on the granting of fast track status from FDA on the company's HuMax-CD4. As usual, the announcement was distributed from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange the following morning.
FTSE Strengthens Index Range In Asian Markets

Date 26/02/2002

FTSE Group, the global index provider, has expanded its range of indices for international investors in the Asian markets by announcing a collaboration with HSI International, the company which calculates the Hang Seng indices. The two index providers will jointly launch a comprehensive series of Asian indices for investors to use as the basis for tradable derivative products, including exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Westlb Panmure Goes Live On Oneworld Securities FinanceTm From OM In London - Successfully Met Aggressive Six Week Implementation Schedule

Date 25/02/2002

WestLB Panmure has gone live on OneWorld Securities FinanceTM from OM, the world's leading provider of transaction technology to the financial services and energy industries. Execution took six weeks, including interface work by WestLB and a three-day implementation period.