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Date 10/01/2000

LIFFE To Introduce Revised Quality Criteria For Robusta Coffee Futures From 1 February 2000

As previously announced, the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) will implement revisions to the quality criteria for its benchmark Robusta Coffee Futures contract from 1 February 2000. On 26 January 1999 LIFFE announced the revision for all delivery months from March 2000 onwards.
Date 10/01/2000

Energy Sector Assumes Majority Interest In EEX AG - Group Of European Owners Another Step Towards European Energy Trading Platform

On Monday, the Supervisory Board of the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX AG) adopted the capital increase announced in early November. After the transfer of shares has been completed within the framework of the capital increase from 9.8 million EURO to 20 million EURO, companies from the European energy sector will hold 52 percent of the shares in EEX AG, the operating company of the European Energy Exchange (EEX). The remaining 48 percent will be held by Eurex Zürich AG. The group of shareholde
Date 10/01/2000

CME Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Trading Schedule

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday:
Date 07/01/2000

SFE Performs Solidly In 1999

The volume of trading at the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) in 1999 amounted to 29.8 million futures and options contracts, matching the near-record turnover of 1998. Last year's figure equates to a nominal value of A$9.7 trillion - more than 35 times the value of equities market activity and second only to foreign exchange as a contributor to Australia's financial markets turnover.
Date 07/01/2000

Program Trading Averaged 19.4 Percent of NYSE Volume During Dec. 27-31

The New York Stock Exchange yesterday released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Dec. 27-31. The data indicated that during Dec. 27-31, program trading amounted to 19.4 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 577.0 million shares, or 111.7 million shares a day.

Date 07/01/2000

Press Statement From Singapore Exchange Regarding KLSE Statement On CLOB

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange ("KLSE") issued a statement on 31 December 1999, inter alia, announcing, the extension of the authorised nominee status of The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd ("CDP") for a final period of six months to end on 30 June 2000. The KLSE statement states that "With this final extension to 30 June 2000, CDP would have been given a total of 19 months to resolve the CLOB issue." The KLSE's suggestion that CDP has been responsible for the impasse is contradicted by the facts
Date 07/01/2000

Nymex Records Highest-Ever Annual Volume

The New York Mercantile Exchange set an annual volume record of 109,538,831 contracts in 1999, topping the record 95,018,685 contracts traded in 1998 by more than 15%.
Date 07/01/2000

Nymex Board Votes To List More Months Of Gasoline Futures Trading; Amends Specifications To Reference EPA Requirements

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange has voted to list gasoline futures contracts for October 2000 through January 2001 with amended specifications calling for the gasoline's oxygen content to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.
Date 07/01/2000

Nasdaq Sets New Record For One-day Point Gain

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today had its largest point increase ever, with figures showing the Nasdaq Composite® Index rising 155.49 points to 3882.62. The previous point-gain record was set on December 21, 1999 with the Composite Index rising 127.30 points.
Date 07/01/2000

Johannesburg Stock Exchange Records All Time High For All Share Index

A new record closing value of 8,654 was recorder for the JSE/Actuaries All Share Index today. The 8,600 mark has been reached for the first time in the JSE's 112 year history. The All Share Index recorded a previous high of 8,543 on December 29, 1999.