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Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 23/09/2002

During the week of July 29th - August 2nd, 2002, the RTS Index rose 327.96, up 1.60% on July 26th 322.80. The RTS Technical Index gained 1.18% to close at 360.19.
Russian Trading System Bonds: Weekly Market Information

Date 23/09/2002

For the week of July 29th - August 2nd, trading volume in the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, increased 4.2 times to 2 332 thousand dollars, up from 551 thousand dollars the previous week. The number of trades doubled, from 10 to 20.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Elects Gene Sperling To Its Board

Date 23/09/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange today announced the election of Gene Sperling to its Board of Governors filling a non-industry governor position left vacant by the death of Board member Carolyn Boone Lewis.
NZSE Announces Effective Date Of Listing Rule Amendments - The New Zealand Stock Exchange ("NZSE") Announces That All Listing Rule Changes, Except The Proposed Changes Related To Corporate Governance, Will Come Into Force On 1 December 2002

Date 23/09/2002

On 16 August 2002 NZSE announced it would be postponing the date on which proposed amendments to the NZSE Listing Rules would come into force to allow NZSE to consider submissions it had received on the proposed amendments.
NASD And The Chicago Climate Exchange® Reach Historic Agreement - World's Leading Provider Of Regulatory Services To Oversee Voluntary Private-Sector Program To Trade Greenhouse Gases

Date 23/09/2002

Creation of a market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. has moved one step closer to reality as the Chicago Climate Exchange® (CCX®) selected NASD as the provider of regulatory services for the exchange.

Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For August 2002

Date 23/09/2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 2,169 points at the end of August, a decrease of 30.9 points from the closing value at the end of July. The weighted index reached 159.87 points at the end of August, an increase of 0.75 points from the closing value at the end of July.
Futures & Options On Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 23/09/2002

For the week of July 29th - August 2nd, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 541 thousand contracts or 1 769 million rubles in underlying value. 12 808 trades were executed. The previous week showed 13 770 trades and 529 thousand contracts with an underlying value of 1 831 million rubles.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Intends To Change Accounting Related To A Portion Of Its Stock Options

Date 23/09/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today announced that it will change its accounting for stock options. The change was recommended by the company's new independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, and will be retroactive to Dec. 31, 2000.
Channel Islands Stock Exchange Designation By US Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 23/09/2002

The Board of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX/Exchange) is pleased to announce that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has designated the CISX as a Designated Offshore Securities Market.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 23/09/2002

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 24, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.