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Program Trading Averaged 30.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 26-30, 2001

Date 13/12/2001

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 Nov. 26-30, 2001.
Nymex To Change Early Closing Time For Propane

Date 13/12/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will change the early closing time for propane futures to 12:15 P.M. for days that the Exchange has designated for early closings.
New Stock Exchange Of Thailand Listing Requirements Adopted:Tax Incentives To Lure In Companies

Date 13/12/2001

The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, announced that the SET has adopted new listing rules and regulations from this December to be in line with tax measurements for listed companies. Their aim is to facilitate more listing of companies on the Exchange and to encourage privatized SOEs to be listed, in support of the Thai Capital Market Development Plan.
London Stock Exchange Hardens Resolve On Stamp Duty

Date 13/12/2001

Don Cruickshank, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, today said the Exchange would step up its campaign for the abolition of stamp duty on share transactions.
HKEx Welcomes Standard And Poor's Corporate Governance Assessment Of The Company

Date 13/12/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is pleased with the corporate governance score of 8.3 (out of a possible maximum score of 10) assigned by Standard and Poor's in the latter's corporate governance evaluation of HKEx.

Euronext And BVLP Agree Financial Terms Of Merger

Date 13/12/2001

The Supervisory Board of Euronext NV and the Board of Directors of BVLP - Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa e Porto - approved the financial terms of the merger of BVLP and Euronext. BVLP shareholders will be offered 0.806475 new Euronext shares and Euro 5.833333 in cash for each BVLP share. If fully subscribed, these terms would give BVLP shareholders 4% of Euronext's fully diluted and enlarged share capital. The cash element would amount to Euro 35 million. The offer is subject to the finalisation of
CME's Open Interest Reaches 18.8 Million, 11th Consecutive Record

Date 13/12/2001

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to a record 18,828,613 million positions on December 11, culminating 11 consecutive records that began on Nov. 27 with 17,826,191 million positions.
CME Plans Launch Of E-mini S&P Midcap 400 Index Futures Contracts

Date 13/12/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and Standard & Poor's today announced that CME plans to offer E-mini S&P® MidCap 400 futures contracts beginning Jan. 28, 2002.
CME Christmas And New Year's Trading Schedule

Date 13/12/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays:
ASX - SGX Link To Go Live

Date 13/12/2001

Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ASX) and Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced that their new international trading, settlement and custody system will go live on 20 December 2001, following the successful completion of the broker pilot test between the two exchanges.