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50 Members On Oslo Børs

Date 17/08/2006

The Danish bank Sydbank A/S will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs Tuesday 22 August 2006.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Market Highlights - July 2006

Date 16/08/2006

TSE periodically publishes "TSE Derivatives Market Highlights", which introduces outline of the markets and rules about TSE derivative products including JGB Futures and TOPIX Futures.
Taiwan Futures Exchange August Newsletter

Date 16/08/2006

Click here to download Taiwan Futures Exchange's August newsletter.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 16/08/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Falconbridge Ltd. (TSX:FAL) have accepted the cash offer from Xstrata Plc (LSE:XTA). Falconbridge Ltd. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices. Canadian Oil Sands Trust (TSX:COS.UN) will replace Falconbrid
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

Date 16/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400, SmallCap 600 and REIT Composite indices: Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASD:CWTR) will replace Western Gas Resources Inc. (NYSE:WGR) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 23. Western Gas is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. S&P REIT Composite constituent Mid-America Apartm

Share Change For Macquarie Infrastructure Group In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 16/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday, Aug. 21, 2006: Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, SEDOL: 6456942, GICS Code: 20305020), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 2,531,004,517. This change is the result of a distribution-reinvestment plan.
NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap Futures Contract Reaches Open Interest Milestone

Date 16/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that open interest in the Henry Hub natural gas swap futures contract surpassed the 3 million contract mark for the first time on August 14. Open interest reached 3, 005,193 contracts.
Natural Gas Exchange (NGX) To Acquire Oxen Inc. And Alberta Watt Exchange

Date 16/08/2006

Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (NGX), a subsidiary of TSX Group Inc., has made an offer to the shareholders of Oxen Inc. (Oxen) to acquire 100% of the shares of Oxen, which owns the Alberta Watt Exchange (Watt-Ex). The principal shareholders of Oxen, who hold approximately 90% of the shares of the company, have agreed to tender their shares to the offer.
July 2006: Borsa Italiana Leader In Europe For Trades On ETFs And Covered Warrants - January-July 2006 Vs January-July 2005 ETF: Contracts +218%, Turnover +132%, SeDeX: Contracts +8%, Turnover +48%

Date 16/08/2006

In the first seven months of 2006 trades on the Exchange Traded Funds of Borsa Italiana confirmed their top levels: with a daily average of 3,268 contracts and 69.5 million euro recorded an increase, on the same period 2005, respectively equal to 218% and 132%.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - July 2006

Date 16/08/2006

Equity turnover for July was EUR 9,057.02 million; ETF turnover was EUR 7.22 million while that for bonds was EUR 2,760.87 million.