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Dow Jones Indexes & JS Group To Launch Islamic Index For Pakistan

Date 30/08/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and JS Group, Pakistan’s premier financial group, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones-JS Pakistan Islamic Index. The index measures the performance of companies in the Pakistani stock market that pass screens for compliance with Islamic principles.
CFTC Staff Allows Mexican Derivatives Exchange’s Futures Contract Based on the Mexican Stock Exchange’s IPC Index to Be Offered and Sold in the United States

Date 30/08/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on August 24, 2006, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the Mexican Derivatives Exchange’s (MexDer’s) futures contract based on the Mexican Stock Exchange’s Price and Quotation Index (IPC).
CBOT Achieves Highest Daily Volume Total In Exchange History

Date 30/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that yesterday the Exchange experienced its highest daily trading volume in its 158-year history. Total Exchange volume was 6,522,607 contracts, surpassing the previous all-time record of 6,003,976 contracts set on November 29, 2005. Yesterday’s total marks the second time total CBOT volume topped six million contracts.
CBOT Achieves Highest Daily Volume Total In Exchange History

Date 30/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that yesterday the Exchange experienced its highest daily trading volume in its 158-year history. Total Exchange volume was 6,522,607 contracts, surpassing the previous all-time record of 6,003,976 contracts set on November 29, 2005. Yesterday’s total marks the second time total CBOT volume topped six million contracts.
Bursa Malaysia Announces New Appointments

Date 30/08/2006

Bursa Malaysia Berhad has appointed Nadzirah Abdul Rashid as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 1 September 2006.

August 2006 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 30/08/2006

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.65% Gain in AUGUST, European Stocks Gain 1.98%, Asia Rises 0.76% and World Equities Rise by 2.84% Technology Sector Posts Biggest Gain for August in U.S., Asia & Worldwide Oil & Gas Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for August in U.S., Europe, Asia & Worldwide
August 2006 - Euronext Key Indicators - Busiest August Ever For Cash And Derivatives Markets - Cash Markets: 15.5 Million Transactions, +21% YoY, +41.6% YTD - Derivatives Markets: 59 Million Contracts Traded, +38% YoY, +25% YTD

Date 30/08/2006

Cash products 15.5 million transactions were completed on Euronext’s cash markets in August 2006, up 21% on August 2005, making this month the busiest August ever. In total, more than 146 million transactions have been registered since the beginning of the year, up 41.6% on the same period in 2005, representing a record level at this time of the year. The year-to-date daily average stands at 859,000. Shares 14.8 million transactions were registered i
TSX Group CEO Stresses To Ministers The Importance Of Canada’s Capital Markets To Resources Industry

Date 29/08/2006

TSX Group Inc. CEO Richard Nesbitt today told Energy & Mines Ministers at a conference in Yukon that Canada has one of the most efficient marketplaces in the world. He also believes Canada should promote its resources “brand” internationally – showcasing the importance of mining and what the markets in Canada do to help build this sector. He pointed out with increased international competition, Canada has prospered while enforcing appropriate standards. “We want to make sure that the bala
Tokyo Grain Exchange Raw Silk Futures Delivery By Brand August 2006

Date 29/08/2006

Click here to download the Tokyo Grain Exchange raw silk futures delivery by brand for August 2006.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limit And Margin For September 2006

Date 29/08/2006

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in September 2006 are as follows: (Unit: JPY) Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2