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Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For April 2001

Date 07/05/2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 23,013 contracts in April 2001 compared to a figure of 22,499 contracts in April 2000.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 07/05/2001

The market broke through the psychologically important 1800-point barrier as buyers continued to underpin its recent display of strength in the face of weakness in global markets.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 07/05/2001

The AGM of Stanchart will be held at the Best Western President Hotel, Brigadier Room on the 23rd of May at 1700hrs.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures – April 2001

Date 07/05/2001

Turnover for April was EUR 52,684.8 million. This compares to EUR 63,874.7 million in March. Domestic turnover in April was EUR 48,199.2 million, foreign turnover EUR 3,580.7 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, EUR 854.5 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign, EUR 19.0 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 31.4 million.
SGX-AMEX® ETFS Trade Over USD4 Million On First Day

Date 04/05/2001

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to announce the performance of the five Amex®-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) which began trading on SGX Securities Trading (SGX-ST) today.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sets Options And Sectors Index Volume Records

Date 04/05/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced yesterday it set record high equity options volume for the month of April 2001 when a reported 9,755,563 contracts traded. This represents a 110 percent increase over the same month last year when 4,641,911 contracts changed hands.
HKFE Revises Margins For China Mobile Futures

Date 04/05/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Friday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 7 May the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are the result of a regular review of market conditions and are based on the clearing company'
CME Revises Equity Index Price Limits, Removing 2.5 Percent Downside Limit May 13

Date 04/05/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced that, in response to customer requests, it will revise the price limits on its equity index contracts by eliminating the initial 2.5 percent limit effective with the start of trading on Sunday, May 13. The change was approved by CME’s Board of Directors this week. The overnight price limit on the GLOBEX®2 system—both up and down—will also be expanded from 2.5 to 5 percent.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Feed Wheat Volume And Open Interest Levels Surpass Year-Ago Figures

Date 03/05/2001

Feed wheat futures pit trade for the month rose 36.6% to 13,542 contracts compared to 9,913 contracts in April 2000. Crop year-to-date feed wheat futures pit trade for 2000/2001 came in at 136,232 contracts, well ahead of the 87,455 contracts traded during the same period one year earlier. Increases were also witnessed in open interest levels in feed wheat futures as of April 30, 2001, which were 29.6% higher than the same date in 2000. Feed wheat futures experienced active trade across all list
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited Guidelines For Issuers With Negative Or Negligible Net Tangible Assets

Date 03/05/2001

Main Board issuers with negative or negligible net tangible asset value may apply for a de-minimis concession and/or a modification in the calculation of the “assets test” and “consideration test” for the purposes of classifying notifiable transactions (other than “connected transactions”). This announcement sets out guidelines for considering these applications.