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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 07/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Friday, February 7, 2003, the trading symbol for Temex Resources Corp. will change from "YTM" to "TME." There is no change in the name of the company or the CUSIP number and there is no consolidation of capital. After the close of trading on Friday, February 7, 2003, Foothills Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXVN:FH) will change its name to Midnight Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXVN:M
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 07/02/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Monday, February 10, 2003: The relative weight of Shiningbank Energy Income Fund (TSX: SHN.UN) will increase by approximately 0.18% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Income Trust Index and by approximately 0.45% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Energy Trust Index. The relative weight of APF Energy Trust (TSX: AY.UN) will increase by approximately 0.15% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Income
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces January Volume

Date 07/02/2003

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that for the month of January, equity trading volume increased 35.14% when 281,118,277 shares traded compared to the same month last year when 208 016,767 shares traded. Equity volume increased 22.79% compared to the previous month's volume when 228,940,265 shares traded.
Nymex Starts Year Off With Record Month

Date 07/02/2003

January trading activity on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., set monthly records for total futures and options volume; total futures volume; NYMEX Division futures volume; energy futures volume; crude oil volume; heating oil volume; NYMEX ACCESS® volume; and other assorted NYMEX ACCESS® activity.
Nymex Sets Record For Overnight Trading

Date 07/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced yesterday that 47,308 futures contracts were traded on the NYMEX ACCESS® electronic trading system last night, a record for overnight electronic trading.

New Listing Rules, Requiring The Observance Of The Code Of Corporate Behaviour, Came Into Force On MICEX On 1 February

Date 07/02/2003

The new rules of listing and access to the distribution and circulation of securities came into force on the MICEX on 1 February. They require issuers to observe the Code of corporate behaviour and provide reports in compliance with the International Accounting Standards. Besides, the rules enable the circulation of investment trusts' units.
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF Begins Trading On The American Stock Exchange

Date 07/02/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today launched trading in Barclays Global Investors' iShares MSCI South Africa Exchange Traded Fund (ticker: EZA).
Hastert Applauds Omission Of Transaction Tax - Bush Decides Against Added Tax On Nation's Exchanges

Date 07/02/2003

House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert on Tuesday applauded President George W. Bush for not including a new transaction tax on the nation's futures exchanges in his proposed 2004 budget.
French Financial Markets Announce Full Shift To ISIN Codes

Date 07/02/2003

From 30 June 2003, all securities traded on Euronext Paris cash markets will be identified solely by their International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN).
Deutsche Börse: Results Of Business Year 2002 Materially Above Guidance

Date 07/02/2003

Deutsche Börse AG on Friday announced that it would significantly exceed its targeted Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) for the year ended 31 December 2002: the target of 320 million euros would be exceeded by approximately 10 percent giving an expected result of 350-355 million euros after goodwill and exceptional charges. The higher profit stems from the positive development in trading activity in the fourth quarter of 2002, which has remained strong in January 2003.