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Local Retail Investors Were The Major Contributors To HKEx Derivatives Market

Date 12/11/2001

A recent survey by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) shows that local retail investors were the major contributors to the trading of HKEx derivative products. They contributed 36 per cent of total transactions in HKEx's major derivatives products, Hang Seng Index (HSI) Futures, HSI Options, Mini-HSI Futures, HIBOR (Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate) futures and stock options, from July 2000 to June 2001. Principal trading contributed 33 per cent, overseas institutional investors 1
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Strengthened Regulations To Enhance Corporate Governance

Date 12/11/2001

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange continue to focus efforts to improve the level of corporate governance by strengthening regulations through the new Listing Requirements.
Instinet Fixed Income Europe Launches French eBrokerage Operation

Date 12/11/2001

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET), through its affiliates, the world's largest electronic agency securities broker, today announced the opening of Instinet Fixed Income Europe's French broker desk. The Paris-based desk will provide Instinet's clients with access to the French government bond market. This is one of Europe's core sovereign debt markets with approximately €580 billion in outstandings and ranked in the top three government bond markets alongside Germany and Italy.
Euronext Paris Derivatives Markets Trading In October 2001 Sets new Record Of 37.7 Million Contracts +68.5% On October 2000

Date 12/11/2001

A record 37,735,748 futures and options contracts changed hands on Euronext Paris derivatives markets in October 2001, for a daily average 68.5% higher than in October 2000. The previous high was over 36 million in September 2001.
Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX To Improve Sector Classification System. Finer Breakout of Existing Industry and Sub-Groups to Meet Investors Needs

Date 12/11/2001

Dow Jones Indexes today announced improvements in the sector classification system of the Dow Jones Global Index family, which includes the pan-European STOXX indexes. The changes will be effective at the opening of trading on December 24, 2001.

Deutsche Börse: Xetra Dutch Stars Successfully Launched - Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank Third Dutch Market Expert

Date 12/11/2001

Deutsche Börse successfully launched trading in Dutch equities in the Xetra Dutch Stars segment on Monday. As already reported, the Xetra Dutch Stars segment comprises all seven Dutch equities in the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 index: ABN Amro Holding NV, AEGEON NV, Ahold NV, ING Groep NV, Philips Electronics NV, Royal Dutch Petroleum NV and Unilever NV.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - KFX:Extraordinary Reduction Of The Minimum Coupon Rate

Date 12/11/2001

The minimum coupon rate applicable to bonds, instruments of debt, mortgages and other debts, cf. the Danish Gains on Securities and Foreign Currency Act of 11 October 2001, will for the period from 23 November to 31 December 2001 extraordinarily be reduced to
CBOT Announces Five New Officers

Date 12/11/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the appointment of five new officers of the exchange.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 12/11/2001

Persistent institutional buying pushed the market higher to a new record high of 2326.25 with no ceiling in sight. With yet more government pension fund money to flow into the market, there seems to be a bit more room for further growth in the short to medium term.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - October 2001

Date 12/11/2001

Turnover for October was EUR 57,978.0 million. This compares to EUR 61,433.0 million in September. Domestic turnover in October was EUR 51,673.3 million, foreign turnover EUR 3,546.6 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, EUR 2,718.6 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign, EUR 18.9 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 20.6 million.