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Compensation for C.A. Pacific Securities and Forluxe Securities Claimants

Date 31/05/1999

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong issued 714 determination notices to C.A. Pacific Securities Claimants in May. Copies of the determination notices were sent to the Securities and Futures Commission requesting payment to the claimants. A large majority of the 714 claims have been successful and bring to 2,344 the number of settled cases.
Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 31/05/1999

In general, the market this week could be categorised as slow with a 34% decline in the number of shares traded and a 13% decrease in value. The Index is still below the opening level for the year (-2.7%). The declines this week have again outnumbered the advances at 10 to 3. Of the 5 companies in the Commercial Banking sector, Bahrain Saudi and Bahrain Islamic Bank shares remained at the same price as last week. Al-Ahli and NBB both lost 2 fils each while BBK lost 4 fils. Investcorp shares d
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Australian Stock Exchange - Computershare Agreement

Date 29/05/1999

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX) and Computershare Limited on May 28 agreed that ASX would consult ASIC before making any decisions relating to the listing of Computershare on ASX. This agreement will last for as long as Computershare and ASX have alternative proposals relating to the Sydney Futures Exchange. The agreement was reached after all parties recognised the potential difficulties of ASX and Computershare having rival p
No Change in the Current Design of German Interest-Rate Futures at Eurex

Date 29/05/1999

On Thursday May 27, the derivatives market Eurex, in collaboration with the Working Committee on Interest Rates, came to the conclusion that the current design of the German interest-rate futures would not be changed. Eurex is again counteracting speculations that there could be another so-called squeeze in the deliverable bonds in June. Eurex reported that intensive dialogue with the working committee members had shown that, as far as they could tell, there was still no indication of such a squ
NASD Board Approves Preparation for Extended Trading Hours - Calls on Industry to Proceed Jointly and Responsibly

Date 29/05/1999

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), has announced that its Board of Governors has approved a staff proposal to proceed with preparations to extend the trading hours of The Nasdaq Stock Market®. However, NASD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank G. Zarb cautioned that "piecemeal implementation of extended hours would be detrimental to the marketplace and therefore, whenever this trading begins, it should be with the full range of investor protections that are avail

London Stock Exchange Final Results

Date 29/05/1999

Announcing preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 1999, the London Stock Exchange reported another strong year. It was a year of record trading values on the Exchange's markets - with trading in UK shares increasing by more than 15 per cent to over £1,155 billion and international shares increasing by over 50 per cent on the previous financial year to £2,396 billion. Thorough preparations were made in readiness for the euro and since January 4 turnover in euro has accounted for a signif
Jakob Håkanson - new Vice President of Investor Relations

Date 29/05/1999

On July 1 1999 Jakob Håkanson will join OM to take up the newly created position of Vice President, Investor Relations. Jakob Håkanson comes most recently from Veckans Affärer, where he works as a journalist and stock market commentator.
CME Euro Fx Futures Set New Open Interest Record As Euro Value Sets New Lows

Date 29/05/1999

Open interest in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) Euro FX currency futures contract hit an all-time high following Wednesday's trading session as the new euro currency continued to hit new lows against the U.S. dollar. Following Wednesday's trading session, open interest in Euro FX futures stood at 54,516 positions, up 6,567 contracts over the prior day's close. Liquidity in Euro FX has also picked up in recent sessions as new participants have entered the market for the first time.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 29/05/1999

The market's bellwether stock Barclays, continued to weigh heavily on the index resulting in a 0.8% decline for the week. Volume was broad with only two counters not trading, namely Engen and RDCP. Barclays gave up P1.00 on 1,120 shares to trade at its pre-split announcement price of P20.00. Botswana Insurance retraced 15t from its all-time high of P10.15 to settle at P10.00. FNBB has held up reasonably well despite its recent troubles, with 33,400 shares changing hands at the unchanged price of
100th SMAX Participant Exactly One Month after the SMAX Launch Deutsche Börse reports continuing high level of interest from issuers

Date 29/05/1999

On Wednesday May 26, exactly one month after the launch of the SMAX quality segment, Deutsche Börse listed the 100th SMAX company, M.A.X. Holding AG. Nine new listings have been added within the last four weeks. The SDAX, the barometer of the 100 strongest German SMAX companies, will be launched, as announced, on June 21. According to Deutsche Börse, there is a continuing high interest in SMAX on the part of issuers, who have embraced the concept. During the first month of SMAX, the capitalizati