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CBOT/EPA Announce Results Of 9th SO2 Emission Allowance Auction

Date 28/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) on March 28, 2001 announced the results of the ninth annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission allowance auction held on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 28/03/2001

Positive sentiment continued to lead the market higher as it leapt 3.4% to yet another record weekly close of 1,747.21 points. Financials were once again in the spotlight as Barclays added 40t to P12.50 on nearly 30,000 shares with BIHL 30t higher at P11.30 but on small volume.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 28/03/2001

Furmart announced good results for the six months ended 31st January 2001. Revenue rose 29.4% to P46.865m with income after tax up 17.4% to P5.896m. Dividends rose 17.4% to 4.28t per share.
19th Annual Options Conference To Take Place In Tucson, Arizona

Date 28/03/2001

The conference, which is jointly sponsored by the American Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the International Securities Exchange, the Pacific Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, is expected to draw more than 500 options industry executives. The conference is being hosted this year by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX).
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited: Corporate Communications Using Electronic Means

Date 27/03/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) is considering changing the Listing Rules to allow electronic means to be used more.

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

Date 27/03/2001

As of mid-March, short interest in 3,701 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 3,569,101,644 compared with 3,404,775,518 shares in 3,759 National Market issues for the month of February.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 29.4 Billion Krónur.

Date 27/03/2001

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on March 20 of the maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 11.4 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 29.4 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
SGX-ITS, DBS Securities And OCBC Securities Form Joint Venture - Company First To Offer Outsourced Securities Processing And Settlement Outsourced Securities Processing services Company In Asia Pacific

Date 27/03/2001

Singapore Exchange IT Solutions (SGX-ITS), DBS Securities and OCBC Securities today signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to provide outsourcing services to the securities industry.
Nasdaq Announces Creation Of The Nasdaq-100 After-Hours Indicator - Tracks Nasdaq-100 Stocks In After-Hours Trading - Offers Investors A View Of Stock Movement In the After-Hours Market - Updated Every 60 Seconds After Official Market Close On www.nasdaq.

Date 27/03/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., today announced the creation of the Nasdaq-100 After-Hours IndicatorSM (AHI), an extension to the Nasdaq-100 Pre-Market IndicatorSM (PMI). Nasdaq® introduced PMI last October to provide better information and to gauge investor sentiment during extended trading hours. AHI, the service announced today, is available on www.nasdaq.com, a leading online resource for financial news and information on the stock market. Nasdaq designed the AHI to help investors gain a bett
Nasdaq Agrees To Acquire Majority Ownership In Easdaq As Part Of European Strategy - Companies Will Form Partnership To Develop Preeminent Pan-European Platform - Discussions With Other Potential European Partners Continue

Date 27/03/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced it has agreed to acquire a majority ownership in Easdaq, the Belgium-based, pan-European stock exchange.