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Banco Espirito Santo De Investimento S.A. Approved As Warsaw Stock Exchange Member

Date 12/05/2008

Lisbon-based bank Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento S.A. is approved as a WSE Member. The bank will operate on the WSE through its Polish branch.
Euroxx Securities SA, The No 1 Greek Brokerage Firm To Be Listed On The Alternative Market Of Athens Exchange

Date 12/05/2008

The trading of the shares of the company Euroxx Securities sa in the Alternative Market of ATHEX commenced today, 12th May 2008. It is the first private brokerage firm listed on Athex market and is the fifth company to be introduced to the Alternative Market of Athens Exchange.
Trading On The PLUS Market Continues Strong Growth - Six Months Into MiFID Shows Doubling Of Trades And Value Against Whole Of 2007

Date 12/05/2008

Trading activity at PLUS Markets – London’s small and mid-cap stock exchange - continued its strong performance in April with robust figures. PLUS posted 389,681 bargains in April, representing 1,951.93 million shares, valued at £3,131.50 million. The number of trades rose by seven percent against March, with trade value up by three percent on the month.
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In April 2008

Date 12/05/2008

In April 2008, the trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 2,518,029, decreasing 18.5% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 23.3% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 119,906. The trading volume of Options on Three-month Euroyen futures was 218,610, decreasing 9.8% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 65.5% in comparison to that of the prior month. The trading volumes for th
Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report April 2008

Date 12/05/2008

Listing Total number of listed companies on CASE in April 2008 decreased to 400 companies as opposed to 426 in the previous month. There were four new listed companies this month, with a total capitalization of US$ 68 million (LE 364 million).

UK Financial Services’ International Position Strong Despite Slowdown In Some Sectors

Date 12/05/2008

The international position of UK financial services remains strong despite a recent slowdown in some sectors according to a new edition of IFSL’s International Financial Markets in the UK report. Latest indicators show that: Economic trends indicators show that ‘City-type’ employment totalled 353,000 at the end of 2007, up 11,000 from 2006. IFSL estimates that there may be a loss of 10,000 ‘City-type’ jobs
NYMEX To Change Margins For RBOB Gasoline Futures Contracts

Date 09/05/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today it will change margins for the New York Harbor gasoline blendstock, RBOB gasoline, RBOB financial, RBOB calendar swap, and NYMEX miNYTM RBOB futures contracts, effective at the close of business on May 12.
Proxy Advisors Support CalPERS Proposal To Declassify Standard Pacific Board

Date 09/05/2008

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today announced that three proxy advisors are recommending support for a CalPERS proposal to have Standard Pacific directors stand for annual election.
Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index

Date 09/05/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. ("NASDAQ") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index(r) (Nasdaq:NBI), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, May 19, 2008.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date May 12, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 09/05/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date May 12, 2008 (effective with the May 11 evening session).