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Nymex Sets Monthly Volume Records

Date 06/06/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange established several NYMEX Division monthly volume records in May.
New Participant On SWX

Date 06/06/2000

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Fimatex S.A., Zweigniederlassung Zürich, as a participant. The new participant will commence trading on the SWX platform today, Tuesday, 6 June 2000.
MSCI Chief Joins FTSE

Date 06/06/2000

FTSE announced today that Jane Staunton, formerly a Principal with MSCI Europe, will join FTSE as Chief Operating Officer of its North American subsidiary, FTSE Americas Inc, effective June 12. Staunton will lead FTSE's drive in North America to convert plan sponsors to the new FTSE All-World index.
London Metal Exchange May Volume

Date 06/06/2000

The London Metal Exchange traded a total of 5,608,729lots in May. This figure was made up of 5,193,142 lots of futures, 406,078 lots of options and 9,509 lots of TAPOs.
June 28 Launch Set For New Cash Options On CME Lean Hog Index - Producers Will Have 12 Months Of Price Risk Management Opportunities

Date 06/06/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced that it will launch cash options on the CME Lean Hog Index on June 28. Beginning with the September 2000 contract, the options will be listed with expirations in months for which no futures contracts are listed on the CME.
CME Votes to 'Demutualize' As Members Overwhelmingly Endorse For-Profit Transformation Into 'Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.'

Date 06/06/2000

Members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today voted overwhelmingly to transform the 102-year-old institution into a for-profit corporation, streamline its governance and convert their memberships into shares with trading rights in CME products as well as shares representing pure equity in the exchange. The vote was 98.3 percent in favor of the proposal, the highest margin of approval in the history of the exchange. The vote was the first of its kind for a major U.S. financial exchang
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction 6/6 2000

Date 06/06/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on June 6 of the standard maturity of 14 days.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 06/06/2000

Another week of good volumes on the major counters saw the index up 0.8%.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 06/06/2000

Inco released subdued interim results for the 6 months to 30th April 2000. Turnover grew 16% to P12.751m but earnings were up only 5% to 1.497m due to a rise in operating expenses. The dividend however, rose handsomely to 8.1t per share, 30% higher than the comparable period last year.
Amsterdam Exchanges Waves Decision On Baan Company N.V.

Date 06/06/2000

Amsterdam Exchanges has taken notice of the update on the financial position of Baan Company N.V.. This situation qualifies Baan Company N.V. to be traded under special listing conditions.