41.   The two companies said they both increased their stakes Monday and immediately informed the market regulator Consob.

42.   World securities market regulators opened their annual meeting here Wednesday amid rapid expansion in emerging markets and new challenges posed by the explosive growth of derivative products.

43.   Market regulator, the Commission des Operations de Bourse, said that it had placed Generale des Eaux shares under surveillance following sharp movements in the price this week.

44.   Shares in Knight Trading, a major Nasdaq trader, were dumped after a report in The Wall Street Journal that it was the latest target of market regulators.

45.   The arrangement is subject to approval by market regulator Consob, it said.

46.   The market regulator also allowed Indian companies to have their bonds listed on the stock exchanges in a bid to boost the funding of infrastructure projects.