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CBOT Sets New Exchange Open Interest Record

Date 19/04/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that on Friday, April 16 the exchange set a new open interest record for the seventh consecutive trading session. Additionally, open interest in CBOT options on 10-year and five-year U.S. Treasury note futures reached new open interest records.
CBOT Dow News & Highlights: April 12-16, 2004 - Strong April Start For Mini-sized Dow

Date 19/04/2004

CBOT® mini-sized DowSM futures traded over 100,000 contracts twice in the week of April 12-16, trading 100,168 contracts 4/13 and 102,462 on 4/15. CBOT mini-sized Dow options set open interest records four out of five days, ending on 4/15 with 13,509 contracts.
CalPERS Adds The Philippines, India And Peru To Permissible Emerging Equity Market List

Date 19/04/2004

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration today voted to add the Philippines, India and Peru to its list of permissible emerging equity markets.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 19/04/2004

The momentum that has taken the market up 20% over the last 12 months continued unabated this week with stocks ever reaching new highs.
KCBT Wheat Margins Altered - Market Volatility Raises Wheat Margins

Date 19/04/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows:

Tokyo Stock Exchange Compliance Monthly Report (Market Surveillance)

Date 16/04/2004

The Compliance Monthly Report aims to regularly inform market participants including public investors of what measures are taken by the Department of Market Surveillance and Compliance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to secure a fair market and to help investors to trade within a security environment.
Thailand Securities Depository Unveils SMART To Transfer Dividend Payments Via Bank Accounts

Date 16/04/2004

President of Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD), Mrs. Nongram Wongwanich, said TSD has come up with the SMART (System for Managing Automated Retail Funds Transfer) program to attract investors to sign up for dividend payment transfers right into their bank accounts.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Enhances Its Trading And Back-Up Systems to Cope With The Future Growth Of the Capital market

Date 16/04/2004

The SET Executive Vice President, Mr. Chaiyoot Chamnanlertkit, revealed that the SET has a plan to develop its trading system to be able to efficiently respond to any changes in both the technological and business aspects of the capital market. These include boosted trading turnover and more arrays of financial instruments. The SET thus has slated THB 60 million worth of budget to develop the trading as well as back-up systems utilizing new technology to assure relevant parties of a higher capac
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices (GICS)

Date 16/04/2004

As a result of the annual review of the GICS structure, Standard & Poor's, Canadian Index Services, announces the changes to the structure that affect the S&P Canadian index marketplace. All changes in the GICS structure will be implemented after the close of business, EST, on Friday, April 30, 2004. For a detailed description of the GICS classifications, please refer to the Standard & Poor's web site at www.standardandpoors.com.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices (Capped Income Trust)

Date 16/04/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Friday, April 16, 2004: