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TSX Venture Statistics – June 2004 Background Commentary

Date 19/07/2004

Graduates There were 9 graduates to the Toronto Stock Exchange in June 2004, bringing the total number of YTD graduates to 30. These graduates represent 30.6% of the senior market's new listings this year compared to 45.8% for the same period last year. So far in 2004, 11 TSX Venture companies have been acquired/merged with TSX listed companies.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 19/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, July 19, 2004: First Goldwater Resources Inc. (TSXVN:FGW) will change its name to Baja Mining Corp. The new ticker symbol will be “BAJ.” There is no consolidation of capital.
S.A.C.I. Falabella Share Increase And IWF change In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Date 19/07/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P Latin America 40 Index effective after the close of trading on Wednesday, July 21, 2004. S.A.C.I. Falabella (Chile, SEDOL 2771672) shares will increase by 417,671,243 to 2,387,928,763. The company has updated the number of shares as result of the acquisition of Invesiones Sodimac S.A. (non-constituent). Simultaneously the Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.2796 to 0.2567.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market

Date 19/07/2004

For the week of July 12th – July 16th, 2004, the total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) reached 11 741 million rubles. Internet trading accounted for 28%. 10 810 transactions were executed.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: July 12th- July 16th, 2004

Date 19/07/2004

For the week of July 12th– July 16th, 2004, the RTS Index gained 4.28% points and closed at 592.28. The RTS Current Quotes Index (RTST) increased by 4.72%, from 622.44 to 651.80.

NYBOT Announces Changes To USDX EFP Transactions

Date 19/07/2004

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) announced today that effective Monday, July 26, 2004, amendments to its rules will be implemented to provide that Exchange For Physical transactions (“EFPs”), in the USDXâ futures contract may not be executed during Exchange trading hours in New York and Dublin.
National Stock Exchange Trades Surge 145 Percent And Share Volume Rises 114 Percent First Half 2004 From First Half 2003 - June 2004 Trades Increase 117 Percent And Share Volume Rises 68 Percent From June 2003

Date 19/07/2004

National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) today announced that the number of trades in the first half of calendar year 2004 rose 145 percent to 135.3 million, compared with 55.1 million trades in the first six months of 2003. Share volume of 61.1 billion in the first half of 2004 increased 114 percent from 28.5 billion during the same period a year earlier.
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Quarterly Bulletin - 2Q 2004

Date 19/07/2004

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NASD Fines Citigroup, Merrill Lynch And Morgan Stanley A Total Of $750,000 For Failing To Comply With Discovery Obligations In Arbitrations

Date 19/07/2004

NASD announced today that it has censured and fined Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., formerly Salomon Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. $250,000 each for failing to comply with their discovery obligations in 20 arbitration cases during the period 2002 through 2004.
Malawi Stock Exchange Second Quarter Performance Report 2004

Date 19/07/2004

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