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Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Short And Leveraged Indexes Licensed To Commerzbank

Date 18/12/2008

STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced that the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Short Index and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Leveraged Index have been licensed to Commerzbank AG. The indexes will serve as underlying for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which start trading on XETRA today.

Start Of New Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Hours

Date 18/12/2008

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s (TASE) will commence its new trading hours on January 1st, 2009. The new trading hours are 9:00 till 16:30. See below for the trading timetable:

DIFC Economic Note Recommends Pegging GCC Common Currency To A Basket Of Currencies - Basket Of Currencies Should Be Comprised Of US Dollar, The Euro, The Japanese Yen And The British Pound

Date 18/12/2008

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today published an Economic Note, which called for the GCC Common Currency that will be created by the GCC Monetary Union to be pegged to a basket of global currencies comprising of the US dollar, the Euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound.

SGX: Revised Error Trade Policy For Securities Market To Take Effect On 2 January 2009

Date 18/12/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that the revised error trade policy for the securities market will take effect on 2 January 2009. The revised policy seeks to enhance trade certainty, as well as timeliness and transparency in the resolution of error trades.

HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 18/12/2008

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Investigation Of Eastern Property Holdings Limited By SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd

Date 18/12/2008

SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd has initiated an investigation against Eastern Property Holdings Limited (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) on the grounds of a possible breach of certain provisions of the Listing Rules, as well as the Directive on Ad-Hoc Publicity. The investigation has been prompted by an alleged breach of ad-hoc disclosure regulations in connection with the announcement of first-half 2008 figures during trading hours, as well as an alleged failure to fulfil reporting obligations.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Set Up A Market Office

Date 18/12/2008

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has newly set up a Market Office this December. The new office is designed to improve the TSE's system for sales and marketing. The office will have a structure that is easily recognizable to outside parties in terms of presenting the TSE products and services. It will also promote user-oriented marketing activities in a cross-sectional manner.

FORTS: Settlement Prices For The Urals And Brent Futures Determined

Date 18/12/2008

On December 16th, 2008 the nearby futures contracts on Urals oil and Brent oil expired.

Murray & Company Supports NZX Oversight Regime

Date 18/12/2008

Since establishment in 2004, Murray & Company has developed an investment banking division which specialises in corporate advisory, M & A and capital raising. The company has been an NZX Sponsor since 2005.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Results Of Tender Offer For Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. And Change Of Subsidiary

Date 18/12/2008

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd (OSE) resolved that it would purchase common shares of Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. by Tender Offer at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on November 18, 2008. The Tender Offer commenced on November 19, 2008 and was completed on December 17, 2008. The overview of the results of the Tender Offer is given below.