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December 2007 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 27/12/2007

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was up 4.59% for the month of December. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Soybean, Corn, and Sugar had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 12.87%, 12.64%, and 11.79%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Zinc, Aluminum and Lean Hogs, which were down 7.13%, 4.25%, and 3.73% respectively, in December.
Deutsche Börse: Record IPO Year For Deutsche Börse In 2007 - 15 First-Time Listings In Frankfurt From China And Russia/CIS - Successful Launch Of REITs Segment In November

Date 27/12/2007

Deutsche Börse looks back on 2007 as a positive year for the primary market. As of 27 December 2007, there have been a total of 230 new listings in all segments in Frankfurt. This means that Deutsche Börse has topped the excellent results from the previous year yet again.
MICEX Board Decides To Raise The Capitalization Of The National Clearing Centre

Date 27/12/2007

At its regular meeting, the MICEX Board deemed it expedient to raise the capitalization of the National Clearing Centre (NCC) from 700 million rubles to 1.735 billion rubles. It is intended to increase the authorized capital of the NCC through an additional issue of shares in the NCC.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/12/2007

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 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. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and st
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME): IGBM Index New Composition For First Half 2008

Date 27/12/2007

The Indice General de la Bolsa de Madrid (IGBM) Management Committee has decided, in accordance with technical provisions for the composition, calculation and sectorial division of the IGBM index family, to approve the composition of the IGBM and Indice Total indices for the first half of 2008.

HKEx Web Proof Information Packs Available Online In January

Date 27/12/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Thursday) that the pilot scheme requiring new listing applicants to post a web proof information pack (WPIP) on the HKEx or Growth Enterprise Market website, as applicable, will commence on 1 January 2008.
Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited And The Financial Reporting Council

Date 27/12/2007

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced today (Thursday) that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Shenzhen Bourse Issues Tighter Internal Audit Rules For Listed SMEs

Date 27/12/2007

Today Shenzhen Stock Exchange issued the Working Guidelines on Internal Audit of Companies Listed on the SME Board, in attempts to further regulate internal audit of these firms and enhance the quality of internal audit practices.
Osaka Securities Exchange: Regarding Today’s Comment By Chairman Of Japan Securities Dealers Association

Date 27/12/2007

Today, the Chairman of JSDA (Japan Securities Dealers Association) released a comment regarding the sale of shares of the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.. (http://www.jsda.or.jp/html/oshirase/danwa/c071227.pdf)
NASDAQ Announces Mid-month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date December 14, 2007

Date 26/12/2007

At the end of the settlement date of December 14, 2007, short interest in 2,702 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 8,091,708,341 shares compared with 8,154,966,590 shares in 2,703 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of November 30, 2007. The mid-December short interest represents 3.88 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.07 days for the prior reporting period.