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Share Change For Brambles Limited In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 27/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006: Brambles Limited (Australia, SEDOL: B1FJ0C0, GICS Code: 20201030), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,541,196,006 as a result of the unification with Brambles Industries plc.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 27/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas, Henry Hub swap, swing swap and penultimate swap, natural gas penultimate and last day, and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts effective at the close of business tomorrow.
SEC Declares Effective Form S-4 Registration Statement Of NYSE Euronext, Inc. With Respect To Proposed Combination Between NYSE Group, Inc. And Euronext N.V. - NYSE Group Shareholder Meeting Set For December 20, 2006

Date 27/11/2006

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC ) declared effective the Form S-4 registration statement relating to the proposed combination between NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and Euronext N.V. NYSE Group and Euronext N.V. have entered into an agreement providing for a combination of their businesses under a new holding company named NYSE Euronext. The combination will create the first global exchange group, encompassing seven exchanges in six countries.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To The S&P Global 100 Index

Date 27/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Global 100 Index effective after the close of trading on November 30, 2006. The shares of Nortel Networks Corporation (ticker NT; sedol 2583877) will be consolidated on a 1-for-10 basis.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For November 2006

Date 27/11/2006

As of mid-November, short interest in 2,753 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 6,864,479,290 shares compared with 7,272,707,794 shares in 2,748 Global Market issues for the month of October

JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 24 November 2006

Date 27/11/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
Low Costs And High Liquidity For Frankfurt IPOs - Study Confirms Deutsche Börse’s Attractiveness For Foreign Listings - Entry Standard Largest And Most Liquid Alternative Market In Continental Europe - Deutsche Börse Presents The "IPO Manual"

Date 27/11/2006

Companies pay less for an IPO or capital increase at Deutsche Börse than they do on any other European stock exchange. This is the conclusion reached by a study presented by Professors Christoph Kaserer and Dirk Schiereck at the German Equity Forum on Monday. The comparative study shows that investors benefit from the low transaction costs resulting from the high level of liquidity offered by Deutsche Börse. “The low capital costs and high liquidity make Frankfurt an attractive listing venue
International Securities Exchange To Introduce Fully-Displayed Market On December 8 - Integration With MidPoint Match(TM) Offers Enhanced Trading Functionality

Date 27/11/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) announced that the ISE Stock Exchange will introduce its fully-displayed stock market on Friday, December 8, 2006. Quotes and trades on the ISE Stock Exchange will be represented with the letter "I" in the tape associations. The displayed market will be seamlessly integrated with MidPoint Match(TM), a continuous, anonymous platform for trading equities at the midpoint price of the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO) that was launched earlier th
Nasdaq Stock Market: New Credit Facility Provides Credit Of Up To Approximately USD5.1 Billion Of Debt Financing

Date 27/11/2006

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On November 20, 2006, Nightingale Acquisition Limited (“NAL”), a subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) announced the terms of offers to acquire: all of the outstanding ordinary shares of London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSE Group”) for £12.43 per share (other than shares already owned by Nasdaq); and all of the outstanding B shares of LSE Group for £2.00 per share (plus an amount equal to acc
Dalian Commodity Exchange Sets 3 New Records On Monday, 27 November

Date 27/11/2006

The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) announced that it sets 3 new records in today's trading. Top open interest record of corn futures climbed to 1,607,766 contracts and eclipsing the prior record of 1,601,174 contracts set on Noverber 22, 2006. Top daily volume record of corn futures climbed to 1,655,464 contracts and eclipsing the prior record of 1,491,998 contracts set on November 13, 2006. Top total daily volume record reached 2,145,316 contracts and beating the prior record of 2,144,782 con