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Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/09/2001

The market rose 0.6% on decent volumes with a couple of counters hitting new highs.
Volume On a/c/e Continues To Climb, Third Volume Record In A Row

Date 31/08/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that for the third consecutive day its members set a new daily volume record on its electronic trading platform, a/c/e, yesterday trading 450,075 contracts, breaking the former record of 442,491 contracts set the preceding day, August 29, 2001. The CBOT® traded a total of 1,857,814 contracts yesterday, of which 1,407,739 were traded in the open outcry marketplace.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Trading System Temporarily Down

Date 31/08/2001

Mr.Surat Palalikit, Executive Vice President, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) disclosed that at 10.59 a.m. (31 August 2001), there was a slight problem due to SET Broadcast System which caused a temporarily disruption in the trading system for 18 minutes. However, the problem was solved, all trading activities are all in place since 11.17 a.m. and there is no effect to SET trading system. According to Mr.Surat, SET will take a closely look to avoid such problem again in the future.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Explains Spread Adjustment Objectives

Date 31/08/2001

Miss Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, Senior Vice President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) disclosed that after SET had disseminated news about spread adjustment, starting from October, and investors and other relevant parties have expressed opinions on the matter to the SET, the SET wished to explain that the objectives of the change was due to:
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Adjusted The Minimum Trading Spread to One Satang

Date 31/08/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has adjusted the trading spread for securities trading at less than 400 baht. This is in order to increase trading liquidity and support low-priced securities. Securities trading at a price of less than 10 baht per share will be allowed to have a minimum trading spread of one satang. This will be effective in October.

Review Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange's Growth Market KVX

Date 31/08/2001

On 1 September 2000 the Exchange introduced the Copenhagen Stock Exchange's Growth Market, KVX. The growth market was established to focus more on a group of companies with a high growth potential on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. With the establishment of the KVX Index the investors thus gained the possibility of comparing the price development in the group of listed Danish growth companies with other similar indices on foreign markets.
Results Of Stock Exchange Of Thailand August Board Meeting Announced

Date 31/08/2001

The Board of Governors of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has approved changes in the Buy-in method, and has also approved SET regulations to be applied in the case of unusual trading activity. Additionally, Miss Sopawadee Lertmanaschai was appointed as the acting manager director of the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI).
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Adds Three New Employees

Date 31/08/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange recently added three new people to its staff.
Nasdaq Liffe Markets, OCC Sign Clearinghouse Agreement

Date 31/08/2001

Nasdaq Liffe Markets (NQLX) and The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) today confirmed that they have signed an official clearinghouse agreement for single-stock futures.
First Review Of The FTSE4Good Indices Due

Date 31/08/2001

The first set of changes to FTSE's innovative set of socially responsible indices, FTSE4Good, will be announced on 18 September 2001, following a meeting of the FTSE4Good Advisory Committee. Confirmation of new additions and deletions to all 6 indices will be announced on that day.