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Date 29/06/1999

Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Weekly

OME aluminium futures went sharply higher boosted by the yen's weakness and firmer tone in overseas markets. Distant month : opening 171.5 yen, a high 176.0 yen (Jun. 25), a low 171.5 yen (Jun. 21), closing 175.3 yen.
Date 29/06/1999

IPE Members Favour New Structure For The Exchange

Two thirds of IPE Members voted in favour of selling 70% of the Exchange to outside investors and transforming it into a profit-making organisation in a consultative ballot that closed on Friday 25 June.
Date 29/06/1999

CME To Introduce New API By July 31

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange plans to introduce new Application Programming Interface (API) technology by July 31 to enable its clearing member firms and independent software vendors (ISVs) to connect to both its electronic and open outcry trading platforms.
Date 29/06/1999

CME Prepares For July 6 Launch Of Side-By-Side Trading Of Eurodollars

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is on schedule for a July 6 commencement of side-by-side electronic and open outcry trading of its flagship Eurodollar futures contracts.
Date 29/06/1999

A Very Pleased Montreal Exchange

The Montreal Exchange's President and CEO, Gérald A Lacoste, announced that he is gratified by the decision rendered today by the Quebec Securities Commission.

Date 28/06/1999

SEHK Announce Capital Adjustment to HKB Options Series

The SEHK Options Clearing House Ltd. announced that subject to the one for three share sub-division of HSBC Holdings Plc (HKB) and commencement of dealing in the New Shares becoming effective on July 5, 1999, the contract terms of all existing options series on HKB will be adjusted under the Options Clearing Rules by the adjustment ratio of 0.3333.
Date 28/06/1999

Copper Futures Trading Sets NYMEX Volume Record

COMEX Division copper futures set a daily volume record of 35,168 contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, topping the previous volume record of 28,701 contracts traded on May 17, 1996. Exchange President R. Patrick Thompson said, 'The Exchange is very pleased with the success of its copper futures contract which continues to be a key source of price discovery and risk management for the North American copper market.'
Date 28/06/1999

CBOT, CME and NYMEX Petition for Regulatory Exemption

The three largest U.S. futures exchanges have petitioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for regulatory relief in response to the CFTC's plan to process no-action requests from foreign boards of trade seeking to place trading terminals in the United States.
Date 28/06/1999

Bahrain Stock Exchange Securities & Investment Research

The BSE Index barely changed this week with 26 companies exchanging hands out with an improvement in the advance decline ratio 14 to 8. In other GCC states, Muscat Index (MSM )was up 1.5% while the Index dropped in Kuwait (KSE: -0.7%), Saudi (NCFEI: -0.3%) and Emirates NBAD: -1.4%). This week the service sector was the most active gaining 1.6%. The gain was mostly the result of Batelco gaining 10 fils (+1.7%). Batelco was the market leader with 26% of the total turnover. Esterad, which is als
Date 28/06/1999

ASX and Stock Exchange of Thailand sign MoU

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance the lines of communication between the two exchanges. The memorandum was signed by the SET President, Mr Singh Tangtatswas, and ASX Chairman, Mr Maurice Newman AM in a ceremony held in Bangkok on June 25. Special guests at the signing were Dr Pisit Leeahtam, Thailand's Deputy Minister of Finance, and the Hon Joe Hockey, Australia's Minister for Financial Services and