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Kosdaq Appoints New Managing Director

Date 27/06/2001

At the Annual General Meeting on June 22, the shareholders of Kosdaq Stock Market, Inc. approved the appointment of a new managing director, Hwan Kyun Park(53), effective from 22 June. He will replace Dr. Siwang Ryu, whose 3-year-term expires this year.
KCBT Wheat Options Set New Single-Day Volume Record

Date 27/06/2001

Trading in the Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options contract set a new single-day record of 5,261 contracts on Tuesday, June 26, breaking the previous single day record of 4,322 contracts, which was set only two weeks ago on May 10.
CME Independence Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 27/06/2001

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Independence Day holiday.
CBOT: At 127,240 Fed Funds Open Interest Sets Another Record

Date 27/06/2001

Open interest in the Chicago Board of Trade's Fed Funds futures contract rose to a second straight new record at 127,240 contracts as of June 26, 2001, topping the high of 124,657 set on June 25. The records continue to reflect increased investor interest and absorption in the interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee. In its meeting on June 27 the Committee lowered the Fed Funds Target Rate by 1/4 point.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Meal Futures Contract A Success On First Trading Day

Date 26/06/2001

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) is pleased to announce that the new canola meal futures contract was a success on its first trading day.

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

Date 26/06/2001

As of mid-June, short interest in 3,644 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,788,510,350 compared with 3,677,981,001shares in 3,692 National Market issues for the month of May.
The First Mobile Online Investment Via Internet At Helsinki Exchanges

Date 26/06/2001

The first European mobile online trade made at Helsinki Exchanges today when Evli Securities introduced a new Internet service for mobile investing. The trade was made using the new Nokia 9210 Communicator. The new service underlines the role of Helsinki Exchanges as one of the leading technology exchanges in the world.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 35.5 Billion Krónur

Date 26/06/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on June 26 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.9 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 35.5 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
SWX: Temenos AG Opens At CHF 23

Date 26/06/2001

The shares of Temenos AG were traded today for the first time on the main board of the SWX Swiss Exchange. The offering price was set Monday night at CHF 23. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood at CHF 23, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 1'189 million.
Standard & Poor's - Index Change - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap And TSE 200 Indices

Date 26/06/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, and TSE 200 Indices after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 27, 2001.