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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 24/01/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
CBOE Stock Exchange Experiences Record Day Of Trading On Wednesday, January 23

Date 24/01/2008

The CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (CBSX), a subsidiary of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), announced that the exchange experienced the busiest day in its 10-month history as reported volume totaled 24,351,356 shares yesterday, January 23. This new high surpassed the previous single-day volume record of 17, 663,093 shares set on December 26, 2007.
MSCI Barra Launches New Thematic And Strategy Equity Indices - MSCI Short, MSCI Leveraged, MSCI Infrastructure, And MSCI Equal Weighted Indices Announced

Date 24/01/2008

MSCI Barra (NYSE:MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices and portfolio analytics, announced on 22 January the launch of the first four indices belonging to its new MSCI Thematic & Strategy Indices family: MSCI Short, MSCI Leveraged, MSCI Infrastructure and MSCI Equal Weighted Indices. This family of indices aims to capture the beta of specific investment themes and strategies, and is a result of feedback from client consultations held in 200
Manuel Pizarro Resigns As Deputy Chairman Of Bolsas Y Mercados Españoles And Of Bolsa De Madrid.

Date 24/01/2008

Manuel Pizarro today tendered his resignation as Deputy-Chairman of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) and as member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee of BME, during the meeting held today by the company's Board.
Osaka Securities Exchange Revision Of Earnings And Dividend Forecasts For Fiscal Year 2007

Date 24/01/2008

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on January 22, it was resolved to revise the earnings forecast for Fiscal Year 2007 (from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008), which was previously announced on October 23, 2007, and the year-end dividend forecast, which was previously announced on April 24, 2007. Click here for full details.

MGEX Breaks Daily Electronic Volume Record Again

Date 24/01/2008

For the second time in less than a week, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) spring wheat futures market produced record daily electronic volume. Trading on the CME Globex® electronic platform on Wednesday, Jan. 23 was 6,524 contracts, exceeding the previous record set on Friday, Jan. 18 by 1,151 contracts.
CME Group Announces 2008 Annual Meeting Date

Date 24/01/2008

CME Group (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today announced that its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
Montreal Exchange Establishes Volume Record Of 1.5 Million Contracts Traded In One Day On Its Sola® Platforms

Date 24/01/2008

The Montréal Exchange (MX) (TSX: MXX) established yesterday a record as its combined trading on the Montréal Exchange and the Boston Options Exchange platforms, both operated by the MX team, totaled 1,527,885 contracts.
Update Of The Malaysian Stock Market’s Performance Today - Statement From Dato’ Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Date 24/01/2008

While Malaysia is not immune to external factors, we remain positive on the market’s performance given the strong fundamentals of the country and the economy. In fact, the Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop early this week expressed confidence in the Malaysian economy and said that the country ‘should do all right’ if a mild recession occurs in US. Although the KLCI dropped to 4.27% YTD, it has fared better than its Asian counterparts such as Singapore’s Straits Times Index
Response To The CESR Consultation Paper On Improving The Functioning Of The MiFID Database

Date 24/01/2008

Under the MiFID Directive CESR is responsible for publishing lists for shares admitted to trading on a regulated market, systematic internalisers, multilateral trading facilities, regulated markets and central counterparties. FESE members have responded to the CESR consultation paper on improving the functioning of the MiFID database.