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New York Mercantile Exchange Announces Plans To Offer Abbreviated Electronic Trading Session

Date 13/09/2001

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., last night agreed to make every possible effort to offer trading of its major futures contracts for an abbreviated session today via the internet-based version of NYMEX ACCESS®.
Nasdaq: Money Market Fund Data To Be Available Today

Date 13/09/2001

As reported in the media, The Nasdaq Stock Market is closed for business today. Since other financial markets are open, however, Nasdaq is planning to open the Mutual Fund Quotation Service (MFQS) from 4:15 to 5:55 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), for investment companies to report pricing information. We expect that most investment companies will input data for money market funds only.
Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, And Other Exchanges Closed Friday, September 14, 2001 - Will Open Monday, September 17, 2001

Date 13/09/2001

After careful consideration by The Nasdaq Stock Market®, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange, and other exchanges, it was determined that the equities markets will be closed tomorrow, Friday, September 14, 2001. Testing has been scheduled to ensure that connectivity between market participants is in place, and that systems are ready. Nasdaq® is scheduled to reopen on Monday, September 17, 2001.
Nasdaq Stock Market Closed For Business On Thursday, September 13

Date 13/09/2001

As announced at the Securities and Exchange Commission press conference, The Nasdaq Stock Market will be closed for business on Thursday, September 13, 2001.
Nasdaq Expects To Reopen For Trading No Later Than Monday, September 17

Date 13/09/2001

As stated on Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at Bear Sterns, Nasdaq is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the exchanges, market participants and others to reopen equities markets. Investors should be reassured. International markets are operating in an orderly fashion. Nasdaq expects to reopen for trading no later than Monday, September 17.

Nasdaq Comments On The Possible Collapse Of One Liberty Plaza Headquarters In New York City

Date 13/09/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., offers the following statement on the reported possible collapse of its New York headquarters building at One Liberty Plaza as a result of the tragedy in downtown New York City. At present, we have no evidence that the building willl collapse, but want to provide some perspective on what such an event would mean.
London Stock Exchange To Observe 3 Minute Silence

Date 13/09/2001

Following yesterday's decision by the European Union to call for a day of mourning on Friday 14 September 2001 in light of the tragic events in the United States, the London Stock Exchange will observe three minutes' silence from 11am BST.
Letter From CME Chairman Of The Board And President And Chief Executive Officer To All Shareholders, Members And CME Staff

Date 13/09/2001

At a meeting yesterday, the CME Executive Committee approved a $1 million contribution toward the establishment of a charitable foundation from which we can fund disaster relief to those persons affected by the devastating attacks that occurred in New York and Washington on Tuesday. This tragedy has caused intense human suffering and hardship to many of our families, friends and colleagues at the epicentre of the attacks. We hope that our financial support of the relief effort will provide need
HKEx: Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives (As At 13 September 2001)

Date 13/09/2001

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented.
HkEx: Amendments To The Gem Listing Rules In Relation To The Financial Disclosure Provisions And The General Disclosure Obligation

Date 13/09/2001

The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market (the "GEM Listing Rules") have been amended. The amendments relate to the financial disclosure provisions and the general disclosure obligation and are modelled closely on equivalent provisions in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Main Board Listing Rules"). More specifically: