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Date 30/03/2000

Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

On March 21, OME Aluminium futures opened slightly easier or unchanged with distant January contract at 171.5 yen, down 0.3 yen from the last Friday's close on lack of fresh factors.
Date 30/03/2000

CBOT Sets Volume Record For 10-Year Agency Contracts, Announces 5-Year Agency Products To Launch May 3

On the heels of another record for daily trading volume in its 10-Year Agency Note futures contract, the Chicago Board of Trade announced today it will launch 5-Year Agency Note contracts May 3. CBOT members traded 13,259 10-Year Agency futures yesterday, surpassing the previous record of 9,293 set March 23. The CBOT launched its10-Year contract on March 15, 2000, and continues to lead the industry in volume and liquidity. Open interest in CBOT 10-Year Agency futures reached 12,778 yesterday -
Date 29/03/2000

Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Amendment To The Exchange Listing Rules

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has amended Rule 8.10 of the Exchange Listing Rules following the recent market consultation. The rule change will come into effect on May 1, 2000. Under Rule 8.10 (as amended), a competing business is dealt with by way of disclosure. The revised rule requires disclosure of any director's interest in a competing business in all annual reports published after April 30, 2000.
Date 29/03/2000

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Elects Board of Governors

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today the results of its annual Board of Governors' election.
Date 29/03/2000

ISDEX Internet Stock Index Stock Components To Be Altered

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces the following changes to the ISDEX index of Internet stocks, effective following the close of trading Friday: Beyond.com and iVillage are removed and i2 Technologies and Vignette are added.

Date 29/03/2000

ICICI Bank Joins ICIC As Indian Companies Listed On The NYSE

The shares of ICICI Bank, India's largest new private sector bank, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today as American depositary receipts under the ticker symbol IBN.
Date 29/03/2000

CBOT/EPA Host Eighth Annual SO2 Emission Allowance Auction; CBOT Positioned As Environmental Exchange For The Next Generation

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today the results of the eighth annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission allowance auction held on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The results will be posted on the EPA's website at www.epa.gov/acidrain/auctions/aucmain.html, or visit the CBOT's website at www.cbot.com/acidrain.
Date 28/03/2000

Seat Sales At Chicago Mercantile Exchange Include New Record High For IOM Division

Seat sales in three divisions of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) late yesterday included a new record high price of $345,000 for an Index and Option Market (IOM) division seat. Yesterday's sale prices of $700,000 for a full CME seat and $495,000 for an International Monetary Market (IMM) division seat were also significantly above recent levels.
Date 28/03/2000

Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock Celebrates Stellar First Year

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today will celebrate the one year anniversary of the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock SM (Amex: QQQ). A reception, showcasing the success of the first year of trading for the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock, will take place this evening at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at the Nasdaq MarketSite SM in the heart of New York's Times Square.
Date 28/03/2000

Joint Statement Of CBOT And CBOE

Chicago Board of Trade Chairman David P. Brennan and Chicago Board Options Exchange Chairman William J. Brodsky yesterday issued the following joint statement: "Our two great exchanges have agreed to meet to further discuss opportunities that may exist to bring our institutions closer together and maximize any synergies for our respective memberships, market users and the city of Chicago. Leaders and investment bankers from both exchanges will begin meeting as soon as possible so that we may beg