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Date 25/02/2002

Successful Integration Of Tallinn Stock Exchange Into Hex's Trading Systems

Tallinn Stock Exchange (TSE) today successfully implemented HEX's trading system, creating a common trading environment for Estonian and Finnish securities. The move represents the introduction of HEX Tallinn, the group for HEX's activities in Estonia consisting of Tallinn Stock Exchange and Estonian CSD.
Date 25/02/2002

Oslo Børs: Opticom In Ordinary Trade From Monday 25th

Opticom and Oslo Børs have had comprehensive and useful discussions the latest days to enable Oslo Børs to lift the suspension in trading Opticom shares. Opticom has actively tried to meet the Oslo Børs requirements. Late Sunday evening the parties agreed on an announcement from Opticom to be published Monday and the share will be normally traded from 10:00 Monday morning.
Date 25/02/2002

Nasdaq Introduces New Service Designed To Increase Order Flow For Firms. New Nasdaq Workstation Weblink To Offer ACT And ACES Access And Functionality Efficiently And Cost-Effectively

In an effort to help market making firms of all sizes increase order flow and revenue, The Nasdaq Stock Market today introduced Nasdaq Workstation WebLink. This unique offering, which goes live today, will allow firms, especially small order entry firms, to route orders to market-making firms through the convenience of a Web browser and the Nasdaq ACES order-routing system.
Date 25/02/2002

Movement Of Commonwealth Government Securities From The Reserve Bank Of Australia To SFE Austraclear Now Complete

Last week, members of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS) completed the transfer of their portfolios totalling $A65 billion of Commonwealth Government Securities to the SFE Austraclear System, which is owned and operated by SFE Corporation Limited. The move included the Reserve Bank's own portfolio of CGS.
Date 25/02/2002

Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For January 2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,755.9 points at the end of January, an increase of 46.5 points from the closing value at the end December. The weighted index reached 134.87 points at the end of January, an increase of 3.27 points from the closing value at the end of December.

Date 25/02/2002

KLSE Acts To Ensure Investor Protection And Confidence

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) held a media conference today detailing the non-compliance of Technology Resources Industries Berhad (TRI) in respect of its Restricted Issue of shares.
Date 25/02/2002

CME's E-mini S&P 500 Futures Set Single-Day Volume Record

Trading volume in E-mini S&P 500 futures reached record levels on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) Friday, Feb. 22, as 356,823 contracts changed hands. The previous record, set Jan. 30, was 351,673 contracts.
Date 25/02/2002

CBOT Letters To Bush, Daschle: Reconsider Transaction Tax

Below are pdf files of letters that were recently sent to President Bush and Senator Daschle. The letters explain how the transaction tax could handicap U.S. exchanges ability to compete with foreign futures markets.
Date 25/02/2002

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

The market just managed to finish in positive territory, up 0.7% but on low volumes.
Date 25/02/2002

Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Stanchart surprised the market and reported good results for the full year to 31st December 2001. Although the growth of 31% in earnings must be viewed in the context of coming off a fairly low base due to 18 months of stagnation, the results are nonetheless very pleasing, as there was a strong turn around in H2 2001.