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Tokyo Stock Exchange And American Stock Exchange Announce Strategic Alliance On Exchange Traded Funds.

Date 19/06/2001

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the premiere exchange in Japan, and the American Stock Exchange(R) (AMEX(R)), the global leader and pioneer in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) signed a memorandum of understanding today establishing a strategic alliance for the cross listing and trading of U.S. and Japanese ETFs.
The Nasdaq Japan Market Marks First Year Anniversary - Total Of 56 Companies Listed In First Year - 25% IPO Market Share Gained In First Year

Date 19/06/2001

The Nasdaq Japan Market today celebrates its first year anniversary of trading. Since its debut one year ago with eight listed companies, Nasdaq Japan has facilitated the capital raising efforts of Japanese companies and offered investors a global, transparent and efficient market. Today, 56 companies representing a broad cross section of industries including software, retail, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and multimedia have listed their issues on the Nasdaq Japan Market.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 23.9 Billion Krónur

Date 19/06/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on June 19 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 23.9 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Amendments To The Main Board Listing Rules In Relation To Directors' Dealings And To The GEM Listing Rules In Relation To Directors' Dealings And Year 2000 Compliance

Date 19/06/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Exchange) has amended the restriction period for directors' dealings in their companies' securities under the Exchange Listing Rules.
MEFF Launch Of S&P Europe 35 Futures And Options Contracts

Date 19/06/2001

Next Thursday, June 21, four new contracts will be launched in partnership with Standard and Poor´s and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Information summary about these contracts:

Key Areas Outlined For ICE/IPE Venture

Date 19/06/2001

In a jointly held press briefing today, IntercontinentalExchange CEO, Jeffrey Sprecher, and International Petroleum Exchange Chief Executive, Dr. Richard Ward, outlined the key areas they will be focusing on following the formal closing of ICE's offer for the IPE.
CBOT: Extended Dow Trading Enhances Price Discovery, Trading Opps.

Date 19/06/2001

Dow SM Jones & Co. announced on May 31, 2001, that it would extend the real-time calculation of the DJIA SM to 13 hours a day beginning in September 2001. The first 6.5 hours of calculation will be "indicative," based on actual trades of the 30 DJIA SM component stocks on Xetra, an electronic trading platform of the German stock exchange.
Stock Exchange of Thailand To Change Base For Calculating SET Index On 1 July

Date 18/06/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will adjust the base index value of the SET Index from 1 July 2001 onwards. Also, in order to more accurately reflect market conditions, any stocks that have been suspended from trading for over one year will not be included in the index calculation.
SFE Corporation Limited Announces Its Intention To De-List The Current Grains Futures Contracts

Date 18/06/2001

In light of the continued low trading volumes of SFE's grain contracts, a review of this product suite was undertaken with input from an independent advisor and extensive market consultation. The review explored industry trends, market demand, and the potential to alter contract specifications, pricing and positioning of these products. The review concluded however, that the prospects for these contracts to generate a return on investment that justified the associated operational and regulatory
Review Of Stockholmsbörsen's Attract40 Prior To The Second Half Of 2001

Date 18/06/2001

On July 3 last year Stockholmsbörsen introduced the Attract 40 sector into the exchange's 0-list. Attract40 includes those O-list companies with the highest rate of turnover. This choice of criteria also gives somewhat smaller companies a chance of exposure.