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CBOT Board Names M. B. Oglesby, Jr., Public Director

Date 21/05/2003

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday appointed M.B. Oglesby, Jr., a non-member Director of the exchange for a three-year term, running from 2003 through 2005.
Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report April 2003

Date 21/05/2003

Listing Total number of listed companies on CASE remained the same in April 2003, as the previous month, at 1151. No new companies were listed this month on the exchange.
American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 21/05/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 543,863,316 shares as of the May 15 settlement date, an increase of 76,761,441 from the 467,101,875 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-April. The May figure represents trades through May 12, 2003.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. Will Offer An Enhanced Flaxseed Futures Contract By Early Summer 2003

Date 20/05/2003

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) is pleased to announce the introduction of an enhanced flaxseed futures contract, effective with the December 2003 and subsequent contracts.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation

Date 20/05/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, May 21, 2003: The relative weight of Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation (TSX: SC) will increase by approximately 0.11% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.70% in the S&P/TSX MidCap Index, by 2.31% in the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index and by 0.12% in the TSX 100 Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - NCE Petrofund

Date 20/05/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, May 21, 2003: The relative weight of NCE Petrofund (TSX:NCF.UN) will increase by approximately 0.28% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index and by approximately 0.62% in the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float trust units of the income trust due to the issuance of units.
Per E. Larsson To Leave OM

Date 20/05/2003

Per E. Larsson is to leave his position as CEO of OM on May 30, 2003. The Board of Directors has decided that a new CEO will head the new company that will be formed when OM merges with HEX. OM's Deputy CEO, Magnus Böcker has been appointed as acting CEO.
Oslo Børs Welcomes The Merger Of The Swedish And Finnish Exchanges

Date 20/05/2003

It has been announced today that the Swedish company OM, which owns Stockholmsbörsen, is to merge with the Helsinki exchange. This markedly strengthens the Norex collaboration between Nordic exchanges of which Oslo Børs is a part.
Open Interest Records Set In CME's Eurodollar, E-mini™ S&P 500 Futures

Date 20/05/2003

Open interest in Eurodollar futures and E-mini™ S&P 500 futures-the two most actively traded contracts on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.-reached record levels yesterday, May 19. The new open interest record for Eurodollar futures was set at 5,219,020 positions, while a record for E-mini S&P 500 futures was set at 755,554 positions.
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Monthly Bulletin - April 2003

Date 20/05/2003

Over the first quarter of 2003, GDP grew by 9.1%, which led the Ministry of Finance to increasing the forecasted growth of the real GDP of the current year from 4.9% to 6.1% and reducing the forecasted inflation from 2.5% to 0.1%. According to analysts, Lithuania's robust economic growth, preparation for the EU accession, more optimistic corporate indices, compensations for real property subject to restitution in form of shares of four companies, and the anticipated privatisation of major