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Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/12/2001

The recent bull run in the market subsided a bit with the market virtually flat for the week. Only three counters moved in price.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 03/12/2001

Chobe has released poor results for the six months to 31st August 2001. While turnover rose 13% over the same period last year to P16.1m, cost of revenue went up 49.5% to P9.5m. Operating expenditure increased 90% to P6.2m. The net result was a loss P1.1m compared with earnings of P2.2m in the previous year.
American Financial Holdings, Inc. to Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning December 5, 2001

Date 03/12/2001

American Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMFH) of New Britain, Connecticut, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Wednesday, December 5, 2001. American Financial Holdings, Inc. will replace W Holding Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:WBPR), which is de-listing from The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap And TSE 100 indices.

Date 30/11/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Monday, December 3rd, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap and TSE 100 indices.
NYMEX: Exchange Sets A Record In Natural Gas Options Trading

Date 30/11/2001

A record 79,701 natural gas options contracts were traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., yesterday, surpassing the previous record of 62,561 natural gas options contracts traded on May 24, 2000.

Nymex To Adjust Natural Gas Margins

Date 30/11/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would establish varying margins for its natural gas futures contracts as of the close of business on Monday.
NYBOT:Notice Regarding EFPS & EFS Transactions. Revised to Reflect Trading Hours as of 11/12/2001

Date 30/11/2001

Pursuant to his authority to take action to address a physical emergency, the President has declared that, in light of the abbreviated trading sessions for NYBOT products, EFPs and EFS transations can be executed during the normal trading hours that had existed for each product prior to destruction of the World Trade Center, in addition to the trading hours for the specific product established for Long Island City trading.
NYBOT: Letter From The President: 11/30/01

Date 30/11/2001

I wanted to take this opportunity to update members, staff, and our customers on a number of developments.
Euronext Amsterdam's Screen-Trading Pilot Project On Course

Date 30/11/2001

On 26 November, Euronext Amsterdam's options market launched a pilot project for screen trading options. At the moment, only the ASMI, Fortis and Nutreco option classes are being traded in this way, but if the project is as successful as current indicators suggest, all option classes will migrate from floor trading to screen trading in phases after the pilot project ends (at the February expiration).
EEX Suspends Enron From Trading On Spot And Futures Market

Date 30/11/2001

On November 29 after the close of trading, the General Management of EEX ordered that the admission of Enron Capital & Trade Resources Ltd., London, for trading in the EEX spot market be suspended with immediate effect. Moreover, Enron Europe Xchange Trading Ltd., London, has been suspended from trading in the EEX futures market with immediate effect. Therefore, no trading will be possible for both companies until further notice.