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Deutsche Börse Updates Weightings In Equity Indexes - Companies Replaced In The Indexes

Date 15/06/2000

Effective June 19, Deutsche Börse is updating the weightings for the companies in the equity indexes. Deutsche Börse published the tentative figures for the weightings on Wednesday. The final data will be published on Friday after the close of trading on the Internet page of Deutsche Börse at www.exchange.de under News. Due to the longer trading hours, the prices from the Xetra closing auction at 8:00 p.m. (Frankfurt time) on Friday, June 16, will be used for the index adjustments.
Court Issues Permanent Injunction Against Cybersquatters In Dispute With Nasdaq Over Domain Name Ownership - Settlement Agreement Reached To Transfer Ownership Of Domain Name To Nasdaq

Date 15/06/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® (Nasdaq) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order on June 12 directing that ownership of the domain names "NASDAQEUROPE.COM" and "NASDAQEUROPE.NET" be transferred to Nasdaq. This order follows a settlement agreement reached by Nasdaq with United Kingdom-based Deltacross Limited, after Nasdaq filed legal proceedings against Deltacross for infringement of the "Nasdaq" trademark. The order also permanently enjoins De
CFTC Approves CME Rule Changes Related To For-Profit Plan

Date 15/06/2000

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved the rule changes proposed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) associated with the exchange's plan to become a for-profit corporation. The revisions principally concern governance of the institution when it transforms from a membership-owned, not-for-profit entity and the separation of ownership of shares from trading privileges.
Amsterdam Exchanges Calculates The First European Public Real Estate Index

Date 15/06/2000

The European Public Real Estate Association in conjunction with Amsterdam Exchanges calculate and publish a new European index on real estate, the EPRA Index. Amsterdam Exchanges will announce on a quarterly basis the outcome of the periodic review of the index. Amsterdam Exchanges calculate the index every 15 seconds making the EPRA Index Europe's first real time index focused on the European real estate sector. The EPRA Index contains approximately 90 public quoted real estate companies in 14
WCE Breaks Annual Volume Records During Tenth Month Of Trading-Year

Date 14/06/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) surpassed several crop-year volume records during early June. Records in total futures and options crop-year volume, total futures crop-year volume, as well as new highs in canola futures crop-year volume are now being made daily.

Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong May Market Statistics

Date 14/06/2000

Although market turnover increased slightly in May, daily turnover value dropped to the lowest for 2000 at HKD6, 515 million on the 9th.
Nymex To Increase Margins On Electricity Futures

Date 14/06/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the margins on its California/Oregon border and PaloVerde electricity futures contracts and on the July and August 2000 contracts for Cinergy, Entergy, and Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Maryland (PJM) electricity futures as of the close of business today.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For May 2000

Date 14/06/2000

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1455.3 points at the end of May, an increase of 54.3 points from the closing value at the end of April.
Tick Size In Nasdaq 100 Futures To Increase Beginning June 18

Date 13/06/2000

The tick size for Nasdaq 100 Index futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will be increased to 0.50 index points from its current level of 0.05 index points beginning with the after-hours GLOBEX®2 electronic trading session on Sunday, June 18, the CME announced. The change will make the Nasdaq 100 tick size the same as that of the E-mini Nasdaq 100.
SEC Orders Securities Markets To Phase In Decimal Pricing On September 5, 2000

Date 13/06/2000

The Securities and Exchange Commission today ordered the exchanges and Nasdaq to submit a plan to phase in decimal pricing for listed stocks and certain options starting no later than September 5, 2000, and to phase in decimal pricing for Nasdaq securities beginning no later than March 12, 2001. All securities must be priced in decimals no later than April 9, 2001.