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Tokyo Stock Exchange Holds Mothers Seminar in Korea

Date 20/04/2001

As part of its activities to introduce and publicise the opening of Mothers to foreign companies, TSE held a seminar and a reception in Seoul on 9 April. The seminar, supported by Korea Stock Exchange and Kosdaq and co-sponsored by 11 securities companies from both Japan and Korea, attracted interest from over 120 companies, including venture companies, auditors and venture capitalists, and the venue was filled close to capacity. including venture companies, auditors and venture capitalists, and
Nasdaq First-Quarter 2001 Results - Daily Share Volume Averages A Record 2.1 Billion 22 of 50 Largest Trading Sessions Ever Occurred in the First Quarter

Date 20/04/2001

Daily volume on The Nasdaq Stock Market® averaged a record 2.1 billion shares in the first quarter of this year, a 15.8 percent increase from 1.8 billion shares in the first quarter of 2000, and a 2.9 percent gain from 2.03 billion shares in the fourth quarter last year. 22 of the 50 heaviest trading days ever on Nasdaq® occurred in the first quarter of 2001. Nasdaq experienced its most active single session in the first quarter, when 3.18 billion shares were traded on January 3, 2001.
MEFF, AIAF And SENAF To Unite Under A Single Holding Company

Date 20/04/2001

MEFF, AIAF and SENAF have reached an agreement to integrate the three companies in a single group to be known as MEFF-AIAF-SENAF Holding de Mercados Financieros S.A. The new group will be Spain’s leading financial markets group by total sales, transaction volumes and cash movements.
International Securities Exchange Names Issues For Interim Linkage Plan

Date 20/04/2001

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) named today the five issues that will begin the implementation of the interim linkage plan with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). This functionality will augment the capabilities of market makers on both exchanges to provide superior service to customers until the full industry-wide linkage program is instituted
FTSE/Xinhua Launch First Tradable Chinese Index for International Investors

Date 20/04/2001

FTSE/Xinhua Index Ltd (FXI), the joint venture company set up by FTSE and Xinhua Financial Network (XFN), yesterday announced the launch of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, a capped, tradable index featuring the largest, most liquid Chinese equities available to international investors. The index is designed for use by fund managers and investment banks to create index based investment products, such as index-linked funds, derivatives and exchange traded funds, for overseas investors who want to

CME E-Mini Nasdaq-100 Futures Post Second Volume Record For The Week

Date 20/04/2001

Trading volume in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to record levels again yesterday, with 172,052 contracts changing hands, surpassing its previous single-day volume record of 166,390 set earlier this week on April 17.
CME Contract Specifications Changes: S&P 500, E-Mini S&P 500, S&P 500/BARRA Growth, S&P 500/BARRA Value, S&P MidCap 400, Russell 2000, Nasdaq 100, E-Mini Nasdaq 100; And FORTUNE e-50 Index Futures

Date 20/04/2001

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: The proposed change affects the following domestic equity index contracts: (1) S&P 500, (2) E-Mini S&P 500, (3) S&P 500/BARRA Growth, (4) S&P 500/BARRA Value, (5) S&P MidCap 400, (6) Russell 2000, (7) Nasdaq 100, (8) E-Mini Nasdaq 100; and (9) FORTUNE e-50 Index Futures. "If the market is limit bid two minutes prior to the opening of RTH, the Price Limit that is 2.5% above the Reference R
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics – March 2001

Date 20/04/2001

Riga In March Latvian capital market turnover amounted to EUR 63.89 million. Equity trading volume was EUR 3.46 million, again surpassed by debt trading, which contributed EUR 60.43 million. Equity market capitalisation at the end of the month was LVL 286.35 million (EUR 512 million) - delisting of Unibanka, formerly building over 20% of total market capitalisation, largely accounted for the decrease. Total value of debt securities was EUR 60.43 million. Both Dow Jones RSE and RICI
Standard & Poor's - Index Change: TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector And TSE 200 Indices.

Date 19/04/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, April 20, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector and TSE 200 Indices.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change: TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector And TSE 200 Indices

Date 19/04/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, April 20, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Sector and TSE 200 Indices.