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ARM Holdings Plc Share Increase In The S&P European Indices

Date 30/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices effective the close of trading Tuesday, January 04, 2005: ARM Holdings Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0059585, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45301020), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will increase to 1,350,234,481. The company issued new ordinary shares following the acquisition of Artisan Components Inc.
An Extremely Good Year For Oslo Børs

Date 30/12/2004

Oslo Børs can look back on 2004 as its most active year ever, with trading volumes in the equity market up by 60 % from 2003. The Oslo Børs Benchmark Index continued the upward trend established in 2003, and rose a further 38,4 % in 2004 to close the year at 236,7 having reached an all-time high of 13 during the autumn. The year saw 22 new companies admitted to listing, and this together with record levels of interest from Norwegian and foreign investors show that the Norwegian stock market is n
Wiener Börse Last Trading Day On December 30, 2004

Date 29/12/2004

As in recent years, the call phase (in several instrument groups the market balancing phase as well) in the auction for bonds will be longer than usual on December 30, 2004. This extension of the call phase shall ensure a smooth flow of transactions on the last trading day of 2004. The end of bond trading is, as usual, at 4:00 p.m.
Vilnius Stock Exchange Trading Rules Have Been Changed

Date 29/12/2004

Changes to the Trading rules of the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE) related to the admission, annual listing and commission fees for transactions have been made and will come into effect on January 1, 2005.
Share And IWF Change For OMV AG And IWF Change For Tiscali In The S&P European Indices

Date 29/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective the close of trading Monday, January 03, 2005: OMV AG (Austria, SEDOL: 4651459, GICS: Energy, GICS Code: 10102010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, shares will increase to 30,000,000 and IWF (Investable Weight Factor) will change from 0.454 to 0.509. This is following the company’s successful completion of a share capital increase.

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Ltd. Shares And IWF Increase In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 29/12/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Thursday, December 30, 2004: Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6313854, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20106010), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, free-float A shares will increase by 34,186,619 to 210,186,619. This change is due to a new issue of shares. There will also be a change to the IWF.
Restoration Of The Governing Board Of Ahmedabad Stock Exchange

Date 29/12/2004

The Governing Board of Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE) was superseded by SEBI on March 25, 2003 for a period of one year and Shri P.K.Ghosh, IAS (Retd.) was appointed as Administrator to exercise and perform all the powers and duties of the Board. The supersession was further extended twice up to December 24, 2004.
Record Growth On Eurex Repo In 2004; Naas: "Eurex Repo Now A Key Player In Collateralized Financing" - Euro GC Pooling Starts On March 17 - Successful Implementation Of New Functionalities

Date 29/12/2004

The electronic repo markets of derivatives exchange Eurex continue to enjoy strong growth, as Eurex Repo announced at the end of the year. The average outstanding volume- the key figure for repo markets- as well as the number of trading participants experienced further growth in 2004.
NASD: 2004 In Review

Date 29/12/2004

NASD will finish another extremely productive year in 2004 protecting investors and instilling investor confidence through comprehensive enforcement actions, rule writing and investor education activities. Highlights for 2004 include filing 1,360 enforcement actions, barring or suspending 830 individuals from the securities industry and collecting more than $102 million in disciplinary fines.
Istanbul Stock Exchange Markets And The Introduction Of New Turkish Lira (YTL) - Changes To Be Effective On The Istanbul Stock Exchange Markets Following The Introduction Of The New Currency As Of January 1, 2005

Date 29/12/2004

Within the context of the introduction of the new currency “New Turkish lira (Yeni Türk Lirasi - YTL)” (ISO Code: TRY), the ISE decided on the following changes to be in effect on the ISE Stock, Bonds and Bills and Derivatives Markets as of January 1, 2005 considering that; The new currency of Turkish Republic will be “New Turkish lira (YTL)” as of January 1, 2005, The Turkish lira currently in circulation will be converted to New Turkish lira as TL 1,000,000 = YTL 1.