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Date 28/12/2001

HEX: Slightly Lower Trading Volumes Compared To Previous Year

Share prices picked up during last quarter Yesterday, 27 December, the accumulated share turnover for 2001 reached 202 billion euros (2000 total: EUR 227 bn) which was 11 per cent less than in the previous year. The number of shares traded increased by 79.2 per cent and was 11 billion. On 27 December, the total market capitalization of listed companies was 213 billion euros (2000: EUR 318 bn).
Date 28/12/2001

2002 Contract Rate Set For NYBOT Member Trading Award Plan

A special committee of the Board voted to set the contract rate under the NYBOT Member Trading Award Plan at zero cents per contract for 2002.
Date 27/12/2001

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Delisting Of Equity Options On The Chuo Mitsui Trust And Banking Company, Limited, Etc

TSE has applied for approval to the Minister for Financial Services to delist the equity options on The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited and list the equity options on Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. because of the upcoming business consolidations by stock transfer.
Date 27/12/2001

Rule Changes For Euronext 100 Index And Next 150 Index

Euronext announces the following rule changes of the Euronext 100 Index and the Next 150 Index.
Date 27/12/2001

Recommended Cash Offer For LIFFE: Offer Wholly Unconditional

Further to the announcement on 4 December 2001 that its Offer for LIFFE was unconditional as to acceptances, Euronext announces that all conditions to the Offer have now been satisfied or waived, and that, accordingly, the Offer is declared unconditional in all respects. The Offer will remain open for acceptance until further notice. LIFFE Shareholders who wish to accept the Offer and who have not yet done so should complete and return their Form of Acceptance as soon as possible.

Date 27/12/2001

Program Trading Averaged 28.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 10-14, 2001

The New York Stock Exchange today 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. 10-14, 2001.
Date 27/12/2001

Nymex Contributes $1.5 Million To Assist Families Of World Trade Center Victims

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced a contribution of $1.5 million to the New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Assistance Fund, established as a public foundation to benefit the families of World Trade Center victims who were closely associated with the Exchange, including members, former members, employees, former employees, committee members, and member firm employees with day-to-day jobs related to the Exchange.
Date 26/12/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

As of mid-December, short interest in 3,376 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 4,174,844,487 shares compared with 4,125,009,669 shares in 3,400 National Market issues for the month of November.
Date 26/12/2001

Stock Exchange of Thailand Ends 2001 A Better Year: 70% Rise In Trading - Govt Support And Tax Incentives Lured In Altogether 9 Companies And SOEs To List In The 2nd Half

Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), has announced that, in 2001, the SET placed a high importance on measures to quickly recover investor confidence in the Thai market. The SET has tried to improve both the quality and quantity in the demand and supply of securities, as well as the necessary infrastructure. Equally importantly, the SET has strongly supported the government's Capital Market Revitalization Scheme by facilitating the listing of the state-
Date 26/12/2001

Stock Exchange Of Thailand Announces The Board Resolutions For December 2001

Mr Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announced the Board Resolutions for the month of December 2001 today (26 December 2001). The Board Meeting approved three important issues: 1) brokerage commission and SET membership fees, 2) the maintenance of ceiling and floor prices, and 3) the establishment of a Center to support fund-raising activities and to expand the investor base.