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Tokyo Financial Exchange Receives No-Action Letter From CFTC

Date 26/04/2007

Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (TFX) is pleased to announce that TFX has received a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as of March 6, 2007. The applicable listed contracts are Three-month Euroyen futures and options.

Borsa Italiana Approves The Financial Statements For 2006

Date 26/04/2007

BORSA ITALIANA SPA: 2006 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Revenues: 146.2 million euros (133.3 in 2005, +9.6%) Net profit: 49.2 million euros (43.1 in 2005, +14.1%) Dividend: 2.70 euros per share Pay-out of 89%

Euroclear Belgium Launches Securities Dematerialisation Service

Date 26/04/2007

Euroclear Belgium announces the launch of “Capitrack”, a service offered to securities issuers that are obliged to adapt to the new Belgian securities dematerialisation law aimed at removing physical securities from the Belgian capital market.

Clearstream Opens New Link With Dubai - Clearstream's Network Reaches 43 Domestic Markets

Date 26/04/2007

Clearstream announces that, since April 16, all Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) equities will be eligible for settlement in Clearstream, via Deutsche Bank, a member of DIFX.

HKEx: Information Vendor's Data Services

Date 26/04/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has received reports of problems from one of its information vendors, Reuters, this morning.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: All-Out Support For Launching Industrial Commodity Futures In Dalian

Date 26/04/2007

At the recent Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress, Xia Deren, the mayor of Dalian, pointed out that the local government would give Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) all-out support for launching industrial commodity futures, so as to push forward the built-up for a comprehensive commodity futures trading center.

Shanghai Futures Exchange Modifies Aluminum Tick Size And Position Limit

Date 26/04/2007

SHFE has announced revising the tick size and position limit for its aluminum futures contract. From contract AL0805 and forward, the tick size is 5yuan/ton. From contract AL0709 and forward, the position limit one month prior to the spot month is: for brokerage member, 10000 lots; for non-brokerage member, 1500 lots; for investor, 1000 lots.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limit And Margin For May 2007

Date 26/04/2007

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in May 2007 are as follows: (Unit: JPY) Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2

Shanghai Stock Exchange To Adjust Order Price Range For Call Auction Of New Shares On 1st Listing Day

Date 26/04/2007

To better serve the investors, improve the price fixing efficiency of new shares on the 1st listing day and minimize the influence of order price limit on investors' actual order prices, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will, according to the market condition and the trading rules, amend some articles in the trading rules concerning price limit. The original order price range from 50% to 200% of the issuance price (or the previous closing price) for call auction of new shares without trading

Dubai Financial Market To Hold Road Show In London In May

Date 26/04/2007

Representatives of DFM Company and 12 other DFM-listed companies to take part in road show Road show aimed at communicating investment opportunities in DFM-listed companies