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Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange - Closed For Labour Day

Date 26/08/2002

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-VEN) will be closed on Monday September 2, 2002, for Labour Day. This closure also includes the TSX Group's Toronto headquarters, division offices in Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver, Montreal, as well as the national call centre in Montreal.
Taiwan Futures Exchange Becomes An Associate Member Of The Swiss Futures And Options Association (SFOA)

Date 26/08/2002

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX)' membership is unanimously approved and has become an Associate Member of the Swiss Futures and Options Association (SFOA).
Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 26/08/2002

For the week of August 19th - August 23rd, 2002, the RTS Index posted a 2.12% gain from 340.18 on August 16thth and closed at 347.39. The RTS Technical Index stood at 382.93, up 2.46% on the week.
Russian Trading System Bonds: Weekly Market Information

Date 26/08/2002

For the week of August 19th-August 23rd, 2002, total volume in the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, amounted to 134.8 thousand dollars. The number of trades equalled 10.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Delay Opening Until 11:00 A.M. On September 11

Date 26/08/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange said today that in conjunction with the New York Stock Exchange, it will delay its market opening on Wednesday, September 11 until 11:00 a.m. The late opening is in recognition and respect for the memorial services planned that morning in New York City and across the nation.

New Records At Ljubljana Stock Exchange

Date 26/08/2002

On Monday, 26 August 2002, several new records were registered at the end of the trading day on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, Inc. The SBI20 Index exceeded the 3,000 mark for the first time in its history and reached the record 3,257 points. Its value thus grew by 8.7 per cent since Friday, which also qualified as the most rapid daily growth of this index. This year, SBI20 already increased in value by 52 per cent.
Instinet Announces Expiration Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

Date 26/08/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, in connection with Instinet's proposed acquisition of Island Holding Company, Inc., expired without a formal request from the Department of Justice for additional information, which is commonly referred to as a `second request'.
HKEx: Amendments To The Financial Disclosure Provisions Of The Main Board Listing Rules And The Gem Listing Rules

Date 26/08/2002

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (The Exchange) has amended the Main Board Listing Rules (the "Main Board Rules") and the GEM Listing Rules (the "GEM Rules") in respect of:the treatment of revalued assets in an issuer's first annual accounts published after listing; and the content requirements for financial statements. These relate to the statement of changes in equity, changes in accounting estimates and for, the Main Board Rules only, segment disclosures.
Futures & Options On Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 26/08/2002

For the week of August 19th-August 23rd, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 465.2 thousand contracts or 1 732 million rubles in underlying value, up 7.1% and 16,8%, respectively, on last week's 434.2 thousand contracts and 1 483 million rubles. 11 753 trades were executed, an 14.3% increase over 10 279 trades last week.
Euronext: All Amsterdam Derivative Products On Screen Three Months Ahead Of Schedule

Date 26/08/2002

From 9 December 2002, all Amsterdam futures and options will be tradable on screen, completing the migration project three months ahead of schedule.