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Calyon Financial Inc. Connects To Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 21/12/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) is pleased to announce that Calyon Financial Inc. has connected to WCE as a Direct Access Trading Participant.
Bovespa: Eletropaulo Metropolitana Joins The Nível 2 (Level 2) Of Corporate Governance

Date 21/12/2004

On December 13, the shares of Eletropaulo Metropolitanan Eletricidade de São Paulo S.A. (negotiation code ELPL4 and ELPL3) started to be traded at BOVESPA´s Nível 2 (Level 2) of Corporate Governance. Since then ELPL has been included in the IGC - Corporate Governance Index.
Baltic Supramax Index To Replace Baltic Handymax Index

Date 21/12/2004

The Baltic Exchange has announced that it intends to cease publication of the Baltic Handymax Index (BHMI) on 23 December 2005. The benchmark dry freight index will be replaced by the Baltic Supramax Index (BSI) on 3 January 2006.
Amendments To Baltic Tanker Assessments

Date 21/12/2004

The Baltic Exchange has given one year’s notice of its intention to increase the size of tanker used as the basis for reporting for its Middle East Gulf to Japan route (TD3) from 250,000 to 260,000 metric tonnes. The changes will be implemented on 3 January 2006 following a 3 month period of dual reporting starting on 1 October 2005.
2004 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report; Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.99% Gain In 2004, European Stocks Gain 4.13%, Asia Rises 9.19% And World Equities Rise By 4.13% - Oil & Gas Sector Posts Biggest Gain For 2004 In U.S. - Technology Sector T

Date 21/12/2004

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.99% in 2004, closing at10661.60. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia, and Globally closed up for the year, according to preliminary figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Announces Successful Transition To Electronic Trading

Date 20/12/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) became the first commodity futures and options exchange in North America to fully convert from open outcry to electronic trading at 8:30 a.m. CT this morning, when its pre-opening session commenced. The market opened for trading at 9:30 a.m. CT and closed at 1:15 p.m. CT.
TSX Venture Statistics – November 2004 Background Commentary

Date 20/12/2004

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Trading At CBOE Resumes Floor-wide

Date 20/12/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that trading has resumed floor-wide in equity and Index options, as of 11:37 a.m. CST (Chicago time), with the exception of approximately 125 option classes that had new series added this morning, following December expiration.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of December 20, 2004

Date 20/12/2004

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Short Selling Value November 2004

Date 20/12/2004

Click here to download Tokyo Stock Exchange's short selling value for November 2004.