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Working Group Join Forces To Revive Thai Capital Market

Date 02/04/2001

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced today (31 march 2001) the results of a meeting to gather ideas on way to develop the Thai capital market. The Prime Minister said that working from both public and private sectors participated in the meeting. The groups included 27 organizations (list attached) met to generate ideas for rejuvenating Thailand's capital market, critical component on the march towards economic recovery and future growth. The working groups established two important measur
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited Acceptance Of International Accounting Standards ("IAS") And Generally Accepted Accounting Principles In The United States Of America ("US GAAP")

Date 02/04/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Exchange) proposes to amend the Exchange Listing Rules of the Main Board: to allow listed issuers and listing applicants, which have or are to have a primary listing on the Exchange, to adopt IAS; and to allow overseas-incorporated listed issuers and listing applicants, which have or are to have a secondary listing on the Exchange, to adopt US GAAP.
SWX: The Twelfth "Kantonalbank" Is Going Public

Date 02/04/2001

The shares of St. Galler Kantonalbank AG were traded today for the first time on the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange. The offering price was set Sunday night at CHF 160. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 0.6% above that level at CHF 161, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 805 million.
SWX Segment For Real Estate Companies

Date 02/04/2001

As of May 1, shares of real estate companies will be traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange in their own market segment. In the real estate companies segment, shares will be listed of those firms that concentrate primarily on direct or indirect investments in real property or provide real estate related services.
Record Options Volume Contributes To Unprecedented March Trade Levels At Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 02/04/2001

Continuing with the record-setting trend at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE), March volume levels closed the month at 317,461 contracts, narrowly missing the volume record for any month just set in February 2001 (320,843.

New World Record: Eurex Turns Over More Than 61 Million Contracts In March - 163.7 Million Contracts Traded In First Quarter - Turnover Records In Numerous Products

Date 02/04/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, set another world record in March: With 61.2 million contracts traded, the world market leader surpassed its March 2000 turnover by 45 percent and beat the previous record of 53.5 million contracts traded in January 2001. After the outstanding results posted in January (53.5 million) and February (48.9 million), Eurex turned over a total of 163.7 million contracts during the first quarter of 2001, also a new record. Trading volume for the same period
London Stock Exchange And JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Unveil New Business Venture

Date 02/04/2001

Overview The London Stock Exchange plc ("the LSE") and the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa ("the JSE") are pleased to announce the signing of Heads of Terms, representing a new development between two international exchanges. The deal comprises the provision of core technology services by the LSE to the JSE and aims to achieve easier access to each other’s markets for both member firms and issuers.
KCBT Wheat Options Volume Sets New Record For Month Of March

Date 02/04/2001

Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade continued to set records in the wheat options contract. Previously, the most volume traded during any given March was 17,398 contracts, which was in 2000. In March 2001 trading volume was 22,658 contracts, an increase of 30.2 percent. Wheat options volume also increased 63.2 percent when compared to February 2001.
Joint Press Release Of the Baltic Stock Exchanges - Changes To The Baltic List

Date 02/04/2001

On Monday, 2 April 2001, the composition of the Baltic List will change as Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stock exchanges approved changes to the Baltic List. Ekranas, admitted to the list of Baltic blue-chip securities, will replace Latvijas Unibanka, delisted from Riga Stock Exchange.
Four Weeks Of Futures Trading In Electricity: EEX Gives Positive Assessment - 75 Percent Of Exchange-Based Electricity Trading In Germany Posted Through EEX Spot And Futures Market - Development Of Trading Know-How Among Participants Promotes Further Libe

Date 02/04/2001

Four weeks after the launch of electricity futures trading, EEX has given a positive assessment of the activity in this market. Since the launch on March 1, roughly 1.32 million megawatt hours (MWh) have been traded in the futures market, that is 3,445 contracts. Of this total, about 75 percent (2,539 contracts) were traded on peak-load blocks and 25 percent (906 contracts) on base-load blocks. The average daily volume traded in the futures market is about 60,000 MWh, or roughly 160 contracts.