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Euronext Brussels - Stock Market Trading In June 2001

Date 04/07/2001

In June, the BEL20 increased by 3.55% and ended the month at 2,885.03 points. The highest level was reached the 29th June with 2,910.71 points. The Brussels All Shares Price Index and Return Index closed the month with a rise of 1.63% and 2.35% respectively. Prices of some individual stocks took off: Ter Beke, Deficom Group and VMS Keytrade climbed by 22.66%, 18.50% and 17.51%.
Euronext Brussels - Derivatives Market Trading In June 2001

Date 04/07/2001

At the end of June, the volume of Euronext Brussels Derivatives Market totalled 247,388 traded contracts, an increase of 23% compared to May. The volume of the IPUs amounted to 105.120 traded contracts resulting in an increase of 81,4% compared to May. The Equity options counted for 29.835 contracts, an increase of 14,2%. The Index futures and options counted for 112,433 traded contracts, an increase of 13,4%. The following equity options saw a marked increase in their volume: Solvay (+428,6%) ,
Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For June 2001

Date 04/07/2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 20,657 contracts in June 2001 compared to a figure of 24,139 contracts in June 2000.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Revised Field Pea Futures Contract Launch Date Set For July 25/01

Date 03/07/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) announced today that Wednesday July 25, 2001 has been set as the launch date for the Exchange's revised field pea futures contract; trading will commence with the Oct 01 contract.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 30.9 Billion Krónur

Date 03/07/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on July 3 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.9 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 30.9 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.

SGX Derivatives Trade Record Volume For First Half Year, Several Other Records Broken In June

Date 03/07/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that total trading volume for derivatives has reached its highest peak for any January-June period, with 15,128,829 contracts traded. This is an increase of 3.31%, compared to the previous record of 14,644,006 contracts set last year.
RTS: Share Of EAC Processed Trades Grew By 21% In The 1st Half Of The Year

Date 03/07/2001

In the first 6 months of the year 98% of all the trades executed in the RTS Trading System were processed through the RTS Electronic Agreements Center. If compared to 77% in the 2nd half of 2000, the share of trades processed through the RTS EAC increased by 21%. All in all 38 507 P&S agreements out of the total 39 312 agreements made by the RTS participants were processed in the RTS Electronic Agreements Center (RTS EAC).
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Continues To Set Record Volume

Date 03/07/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it set record high equity options volume for June 2001 when a reported 7,374,506 contracts traded. This represents a 52 % increase over the same month last year when 4,856,628 contracts traded.
Nymex Announces Brent Launch Date - Trading Hours - Permit Program

Date 03/07/2001

The board of directors of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last night voted to introduce its Brent crude oil futures contract for trading on Wednesday, September 5, and also approved trading hours and the framework for a permit program.
MidAm's June Volume At 72,884, Up 44.3% From May 2001

Date 03/07/2001

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced June 2001 trading volume of 72,884 contracts, up 44.3% from May 2001.