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Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 06/12/1999

The market lost 0.3% following a cautionary announcement from a key bank stock.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Held A Conference On Capital Formation In Taiwan For Growth Enterprises

Date 04/12/1999

Over 500 delegates from Taiwanese companies and financial sector attended a conference on growth enterprises held at the Taipei International Convention Centre today (Friday). The conference, Capital Formation for Growth Enterprises, was organised by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in collaboration with Taiwan Business Association (HK) Ltd and Taiwan Business Weekly Magazine.
Program Trading Averaged 16.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 22-26

Date 03/12/1999

The New York Stock Exchange yesterday 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. 22-26. The data indicated that during Nov. 22-26, program trading amounted to 16.6 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 712.2 million shares, or 118.6 million shares a day.
October: IT Fever On Oslo Stock Exchange

Date 03/12/1999

November was an unusually good month on world stockmarkets. With IT shares in the driving seat, historical records were set at several US and European bourses. In Norway too IT shares were all the rage. Our IT index climbed 26.2 per cent to reach a new historical peak while the all-share index rose 7.3 per cent. So far this year the IT index has risen 63 per cent, inspired by the popularity of IT shares on US and Nordic stockmarkets.
NYSE Takes Additional Steps Toward New Competitive Positioning

Date 03/12/1999

The New York Stock Exchange's board of directors yesterday took additional steps toward a new competitive positioning that will ensure the Exchange's status as the center of global business in the new millennium.

NYSE Appoints James F. Duffy As Senior Vice President And Associate General Counsel

Date 03/12/1999

The New York Stock Exchange board of directors approved the appointment of James F. Duffy as senior vice president and associate general counsel.
LIFFE Trades £169 Billion A Day In November 1999

Date 03/12/1999

In November the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) remained Europe's largest exchange by value. The average daily nominal value of contracts traded on LIFFE was £169 billion (273 billion) during November 1999 and the total nominal value traded for the month was £3,728 billion (6,039 billion).
IPE Electricity Working Group Prepares For NETA

Date 03/12/1999

Important steps were taken yesterday in drawing up futures and physical contract specifications for the markets that will exist under the new electricity trading arrangements (NETA) due to begin in October 2000. The IPE plans to launch futures contracts for electricity in the second quarter of next year.
CME Names New Staff Officers

Date 03/12/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange today announced the promotions of two new officers on its staff, approved this week by the Executive Committee of the CME Board of Directors: John F, Curran, promoted to Vice President, Strategic Development, from Senior Director, Financial Product Research, and Arman Falsafi, promoted to Vice President, Technology Strategy, from Senior Director, Technology Strategy.
CBOT's November Volume At 19,818,308 Contracts

Date 03/12/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today trading volume of 19,818,308 contracts for November 1999, up 5.0% from October 1999. CBOT volume reached more than one million contracts per day on 10 of the 21 trading days in November. Total exchange month-end open interest: 4,046,640. CBOT average daily volume: 943,729. Project A® monthly total: 865,665; Project A average daily volume: 41,222. 30 -Day Fed Fund futures set a daily volume record on November 16, at 17,366. Wheat futures set a da