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HKEx Clarifies Its Guidance For Issuers On Media Enquiries About Price Sensitive Information

Date 04/04/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) hopes the following information will clarify its position in relation to its guidance on how issuers may deal with journalists' questions. HKEx is aware that a press report today had misinterpreted the recommendations contained in the Guide on Disclosure of Price Sensitive Information (the guide) published by HKEx this January.
HEX Tallinn Appoints Indrek Kasela As Managing Director HEX Tallinn

Date 04/04/2002

Indrek Kasela was appointed as Managing Director of HEX Tallinn, the operator group of Tallinn Stock Exchange and Estonian CSD.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Share Trading Volume In March 2002 At Its Highest Since July 2001

Date 04/04/2002

The turnover in shares and unit trusts came to just under DKK 2 billion a day in March, which is the highest average daily turnover since the new reporting rules were implemented in July last year. Compared with February 2002, the daily turnover increased by 20 per cent.
CBOE Increases To 500 Contracts Order Size Eligible For Electronic Execution In QQQ Options Effective Immediately

Date 04/04/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced that, effective immediately, orders in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ) of up to 500 contracts are eligible for instantaneous execution on CBOE's Retail Automated Execution System (RAES). Previously, QQQ orders of up to 100 contracts were eligible for execution on RAES at CBOE. In addition, CBOE has implemented its new dynamic quotes with size system in QQQ options, that disseminates continu
Barclays Capital Starts As A Trading Member Of Helsinki Exchanges

Date 04/04/2002

Barclays Capital will start as a trading member of Helsinki Exchanges on April 8, 2002. Barclays Capital will trade in the HETI trading system from London.

A New RTS Member

Date 04/04/2002

The meeting of the RTS Stock Exchange Board of Directors was held on April, 2nd 2002. According to the decision of the RTS Stock Exchange Board of Directors "FORUM-Investcom JSC" headquartered in Moscow has joined the partnership (RTS code: FORI) as a member of the RTS Stock Exchange. For the present time the RTS members full list includes 250 companies (Credit organizations and Investment companies).
SWX Swiss Exchange: Key Figures March 2002

Date 03/04/2002

SWX Product Turnover in CHF m % change versus previous month
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 03/04/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index: The common shares of Applied Terravision Systems Inc. (CDNX:TER) will be delisted from CDNX after the close of business on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 as a result of an amalgamation agreement between the company and Cognicase Acquistion II Corp. The common shares of Touchstone Resources Ltd. (CDNX: TUT) will commence trading on CDNX on a 1:2 consolidated basis effective after the close of business
SGX Plans Series Of Japan Initiatives - MSCI Japan Index Futures On 15 May - Euroyen Options To Be On Mutual Offset With CME

Date 03/04/2002

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced its plans for a series of Japan-related initiatives. These include the launch of MSCI Japan Index futures on 15 May 2002, and the introduction of Euroyen options on SGX's Mutual Offset System (MOS) with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) later in the year.
SGX And TOCOM Sign Agreement To Launch Middle Eastern Crude Oil Index Futures On SGX

Date 03/04/2002

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) today signed an agreement to cooperate on the launch of the Middle Eastern Crude Oil (MECO) futures on SGX.