The nation's primary self-regulatory organizations for the securities industry – NYSE Regulation, Inc. and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) – today announced an agreement with ten U.S. exchanges to strengthen investor protection by consolidating the surveillance, investigation, and enforcement of insider trading in equity securities.

The American Stock Exchange opened trading on AB Svensk Ekportkredit's (Swedish Export Credit Corporation) Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) welcomes the release today by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of its annual assessment of compliance by the ASX group with its statutory obligations.

A renewed focus on a strong balance sheet, strategic acquisitions, operational efficiency, sound management practices, as well as attracting and retaining the best workforce are the key to future growth during turbulent economic times, according to a recent sampling of CEOs from NYSE Euronext-listed companies.

The American Stock Exchange member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,488,799,965 shares as of the July 31, 2008 settlement date, an increase of 19,118,096 from the 1,469,681,869 (adjusted) shares reported on July 15, 2008. The figure represents trades through July 28, 2008.

ASX Limited (ASX) announced its full-year result for the year ending 30 June 2008 (FY08). Normal net profit after tax of $365.9 million was achieved, a 16.9% increase on the $313.1 million for the prior corresponding period (pcp) to 30 June 2007 (FY07).

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the listing of China Photovoltaic Group (CNPV), a China-based solar company, on its Alternext Paris market. CNPV, specialized in the production, installation and integration of PV modules for solar panels, raised €5.12 million through a private placement, allowing it to use the direct admission procedure on Alternext. The market capitalization of the company amounts to €60.1 million and the company will be listed under the ticker symbol "ALCNP".

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today sent the following letter to the Class A Members of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.:

NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer took a break from installing drywall at Habitat for Humanity – New York City's construction site in Brooklyn today to accept an award for NYSE Euronext's ongoing commitment to building affordable homes for New York families in need.

Deutsche Börse Group will be moving into a new office building at Mergenthalerallee 61-71 in the Eschborn-Süd business park in the summer of 2010. The final preparations for construction of the new building are underway.

Two sets of digital video disks (DVD) containing listed companies' annual/interim/quarterly reports are now available for public subscription via the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) website:

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Aug. 4-8.