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Murchison Metals Limited (ASX:MMX) (PINK:MUMTF) is pleased to announce that Wayne Zekulich has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Oakajee Port & Rail (OPR), developer of port and rail infrastructure for the mining industry in Western Australia's mid-west. OPR is jointly owned by Murchison and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.

Emerging lithium producer, Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (PINK:GALXF) is pleased to announce the appointment of four directors to the Galaxy board.

Asian stocks are expected to extend gains on Thursday as US and Britain markets climbed to multi-month highs overnight. Wall Street was pushed to a fresh 17-month high as investors cheered for the drop in February Producer Price Index, or wholesale inflation. Yesterday most major Asian markets were stronger after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period. The Bank of Japan also left its rate unchanged at 0.1 per cent. The Nikkei Index gained 1.2 per cent and South Korea's Kospi was up 2.1 per cent. Shanghai Composite lifted 1.9 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.7 per cent.

Deutsche Securities Inc. (DSI) part of the Deutsche Group (ETR:DBK), announced the appointment, effective 5 October 2009, of Brandon Ginsberg as Head of Global Markets Equity Japan. Mr. Ginsberg will report regionally to Marzio Keiling, Head of Global Markets Japan, and globally to Rob Karofsky and Garth Ritchie, Co-Heads of Global Markets Equity. He will be responsible for the Global Markets Equity business including Cash & Derivatives Trading and Global Prime Finance.