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Euronext.liffe To Launch Options On Potato Futures

Date 28/05/2004

Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, announced today the introduction of options on Potato futures from 14 June 2004. The options will be listed in Amsterdam to complement the existing Potato futures contract.
Euronext Amsterdam Press Release: Serious Written Warning Issued To Koninklijke Ahold N.V. - Recommendation Of The Listing And Issuing Rules Advisory Committee

Date 28/05/2004

In a letter dated 13 January 2004, Euronext Amsterdam N.V. ("Euronext") requested the advice of the Listing and Issuing Rules Advisory Committee ("the Committee") on possible violations of the Listing and Issuing Rules by the issuer Koninklijke Ahold N.V. ("Ahold"). The Committee held a hearing on 18 March 2004 to deal with this request. On 7 May 2004, the Committee submitted its recommendation to Euronext.
Dow Jones Indexes: Markets In The US And UK Are Closed On May 31, 2004 Due To Memorial Day In The US And A Bank Holiday In The UK Respective Indexes Are Not Calculated And Disseminated

Date 28/05/2004

Due to markets close in the U.S. and Great Britain because of the bank holiday Memorial Day some indexes will not be calculated and disseminated.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIG And WIG-PL Indices Portfolios

Date 28/05/2004

Following the trading session on May 28, 2004, shares of company INTERCARS (11 821 000 shares) will join WIG and WIG-PL indices.
Wiener Börse And Regional Investors Acquire Stake In Budapest Stock Exchange

Date 27/05/2004

Start of a sustainable, forward-looking and co-operative capital market venture by Vienna and Budapest with the backing of a group of Austrian investors Wiener Börse acquires 14 percent of Budapest Stock Exchange BA-CA subsidiary HVB Bank Hungary increased investment to 25 percent OeKB, Erste Bank and RZB also acquire stakes in the Budapest Stock Exchange

Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIG-INFO Index Portfolio

Date 27/05/2004

Following the trading session on June 1, 2004, shares of company GETIN will be removed from the WIG-INFO index portfolio, because the company was delisted of IT sector and will join finance sector.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In TechWIG Index Portfolio

Date 27/05/2004

Following the trading session on May 28, 2004, shares of company GETIN will be removed from the TechWIG index portfolio, because the company was delisted of SiTech (innovative technologies market).
Tokyo Stock Exchange Fact Book 2004 Available On TSE's Homepage

Date 27/05/2004

TSE's Fact Book is an invaluable annual resource summarizing various statistics of the exchange historically, particularly over the previous year of trading.
The UK’s Financial Services Authority Sets Out The Path To Building A National Strategy For Financial Capability

Date 27/05/2004

The Financial Capability Steering Group, formed last year by the FSA to identify ways to build a national strategy for improving financial capability, has identified seven key projects to be developed and implemented by seven newly formed working groups.
Stock Exchange of Thailand: Cash Accounts For Securities Trading Require 10% Collateral Effective 1 July 2004 - Not More Than 1 Million Baht Approved Line For Others Will Be Allowed For 6 Months Until 31 December

Date 27/05/2004

Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong,The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) President, noted that the SET had earlier issued rules and regulations on securities trading requiring member companies to require collateral from their customers amounting to at least 10 per cent of the customer’s credit line. These rules will effective from 1 July 2004 onwards.