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New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 21/08/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Aug. 15, 2003, reflecting transactions through Aug. 12, 2003.
Exchange Sets Record For NYMEX Division Seat Sale

Date 21/08/2003

Three seats on the NYMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., were sold yesterday for a record $1,500,000 a piece, topping the $1,356,000 sale on May 28.
Decisions From The Annual General Meeting Of HEX Plc

Date 21/08/2003

The Annual General Meeting confirmed today the financial statements and balance sheet of HEX Plc, as well as the consolidated financial statements and balance sheet of HEX, and discharged the Board members and the President and CEO from liability regarding the previous financial period.
CME Announces Labor Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 21/08/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Labor Day holiday (all times are Central time):
American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 21/08/2003

American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 728,682,364 shares as of the August 15 settlement date, an increase of 67,399,882 from the 661,282,482 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-July. The August figure represents trades through August 12, 2003.

TSX And CNW Unveil CNX Marketlink - New Leader In Disclosure Services - New Suite Of Services From TSX Group & Canada NewsWire

Date 20/08/2003

TSX Group Inc. and Canada NewsWire Ltd., two of Canada's leaders in the areas of technology, financial news and market data distribution, today announced the creation of CNX Marketlink. CNX Marketlink is a comprehensive suite of enhanced investor communication tools, combining the existing offering of CNW's trusted products and services with innovative TSX technology to deliver best-of-class communication solutions for publicly listed companies.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of August 20, 2003

Date 20/08/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Addition To TOPIX Methodology

Date 20/08/2003

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced on Wednesday, August 20, 2003, that it will adopt certain changes concerning its method for including newly listing companies*with extremely large market capitalizations into the TOPIX and its sub-indices. This measure is designed to mitigate market impact from inclusion of such large companies to the TOPIX, in light of the fact that TOPIX is widely used as a benchmark for institutional investors. Details on the changes are as follows.
The Performance Of The MICEX Markets (11-15 August 2003)

Date 20/08/2003

The stock market. Tangible increase in prices took place in the stock market, as a result of which the MICEX Index grew by 7,1% and reached 464,33 points. Market participants were quite active and the volume of secondary trades reached 47,11 billion rubles, having increased about 1,9 times over the previous week. The blue chips went up by 5-10% on average, while the common stock of Surgutneftegaz went up by 16,6%.
The Development Of Corporate Governance In Hong Kong By Paul Chow, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited, At AIA Luncheon On 20 August 2003

Date 20/08/2003

INTRODUCTION Corporate governance is a topic familiar to all of us. We all know that there have been problems in the market recently; we know that more needs to be done to improve corporate governance in Hong Kong. Right now, the Exchange's Listing Committee is working on a further round of corporate governance reforms. I will not attempt to anticipate the outcome of the work of the committee. What I would like to do instead is to step back and look at how we got to where we are