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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 07/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, May 7, 2004:
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement

Date 07/05/2004

Morocco - Merger of BCM and Wafabank (eff. 05/10/2004)
OMHEX Executive Management Purchase OMHEX Shares From Olof Stenhammar

Date 07/05/2004

Today, OMHEX CEO Magnus Böcker purchased 100 000 shares in OMHEX. Deputy CEO Jukka Ruuska and President of OM Technology Klas Ståhl (via companies) each purchased 60 000 shares, and CFO Per Nordberg purchased 40 000 shares in OMHEX. All 260 000 shares were purchased from Olof Stenhammar (via companies), founder and Chairman of OMHEX, at a price of SEK 98 each, which corresponds to the market price. In an unrelated transaction, Olof Stenhammar sold an additional 20 000 shares on the market.
New York Mercantile Exchange To Increase Margins For Gasoline Futures, Swap Futures, And Crack Spread Swap Futures

Date 07/05/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on its gasoline futures, gasoline calendar swap futures, and New York harbor gasoline crack spread swap futures at the close of business Monday.
Malaysian Central Depository: Transfer Of The Remaining CLOB Securities From The Securities Account Of CDP

Date 07/05/2004

Malaysian Central Depository Sdn. Bhd. or MCD is pleased to announce the transfer of the remaining 0.5% of the Central Limit Order Book International (CLOB) securities from the securities account of Central Depository Private Limited (CDP) to the securities accounts of the holders of the CLOB securities.

Investable Weight Factor Change For Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 07/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (Italy, ISIN IT0001254884) a member of the S&P/MIB Index from 0.698 to 0.638 effective at the close of trading Wednesday, May 12, 2004. This is following the new shareholders agreement signed by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Assicurazioni Generali SpA and Dorint Holding SA.
HKEx Transaction Statistics In Terms Of Turnover And Number Of Trades Conducted On-floor And Off-floor

Date 07/05/2004

Click here to view HKEx transaction statistics in terms of turnover and number of trades conducted on-floor and off-floor.
Historic Day At NYBOT As Exchange Launches First World Ethanol Contract

Date 07/05/2004

At an early-morning press conference today attended by honored guests, members and staff of the New York Board of Trade ® (NYBOT ®), exchange officials and ethanol experts discussed the unique benefits of its new World Ethanol contract as a hedging and investing tool for the burgeoning ethanol industry. Following the press conference, the participants went to the NYBOT trading floor for the ceremonial bell officially starting trading of the ethanol futures contract (the options begin trading Mon
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 07/05/2004

The FEAS April Newsletter, a monthly bulletin bringing you general secretariat news, statistical stock, bond and other volume comparisons on monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap., currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been published.
Deutsche Börse Group Reporter Online - May 2004

Date 07/05/2004

Please click here to view the May edition of "Reporter Online", the monthly online newsletter of Deutsche Börse Group. We recommend that you use Acrobat Reader 6.0 to view the PDF file.