SWX Eurobonds Trading Now Also Possible In AUD, CAD, NZD And NOK

The SWX Swiss Exchange is expanding the capabilities of its SWX Eurobonds platform to accommodate four additional currency denominations. As of 1 September 2003, international bonds issued in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars as well as in Norwegian kroner will be tradable on SWX Eurobonds. Initially, trading will be possible in more than 400 separate issues. Going forward, newly issued international bonds denominated in the respective currencies will be successively admitted to trading on SWX. A regularly updated list of issues will be published at the SWX Website http://www.swx.com