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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.

CBOE Announces Launch Of EFA Options Based On iSshares MSCI EAFE Exchange Traded Fund

Date 23/09/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that on September 25, 2002, it will list options on iShares MSCI EAFE Exchange Traded Fund (ticker symbol EFA). The MSCI EAFE Index, created in 1969, is widely recognized as the preeminent benchmark in the United States to measure international stock market performance(1). It comprises 21 MSCI country indices, representing the developed markets outside of North America: Europe, Australasia and the Fa
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 23/09/2002

The market weakened slightly as players continued to sit on the sidelines.
NYSE Announces Fourth-Quarter Changes To The NYSE Family Of Indexes

Date 21/09/2002

The New York Stock Exchange will make the following changes to the NYSE U.S. 100, NYSE International 100, NYSE TMT and the NYSE World Leaders Indexes effective Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 as a result of quarterly re-balancing.
Tunis Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 20/09/2002

The market kept on sliding over this week prolonging the 2 months downward trend despite more mixed performances than previous weeks which were characterised by a one way trend.
TSX Venture Exchange President Highlights Alberta Accomplishments - Alberta Leads New Listings To The TSX Venture Exchange In 2002

Date 20/09/2002

"Alberta has been the most dynamic part of our market in recent years," TSX Venture Exchange President told an audience at a breakfast meeting of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. "Alberta doesn't have the largest number of listings on the TSX Venture Exchange but we are seeing a measure of success in this province."