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September 30, 2005
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Amex Vendor Alert #2005-18
New Index Publishing October 3

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The American Stock Exchange ("Amex") will begin publishing the Halter USX India Index (Ticker Symbol: HXI) over the Consolidated Tape. The index will be published daily every 15 seconds between approximately 9:30 AM and 4:15 PM starting on Monday, October 3, 2005. A brief description, current composition and historical levels of the Halter USX India Index are provided for your databases.

Halter USX India Index (HXI)
The Halter USX India Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index comprised of U.S. exchange listed securities of companies which derive a majority of their revenues from the Republic of India. The Index is rebalanced quarterly each March, June, September and December. The Index divisor was initially determined to yield a benchmark value of 1000.00 at the close of trading on September 28, 2001. The Halter USX India Index was created by, and is a trademark of, Halter Financial Group.