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Singapore Exchange And Australian Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Facilitate Further Development Of The Securities Market In Australia And Singapore

Date 17/04/2000

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further facilitate information-sharing and the development of the financial services industry in Australia and Singapore.
Record Open Interest Reached In KCBT Wheat Options

Date 17/04/2000

Open interest in Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options has reached a record level, pushed upward by large volume and increased interest in the market from futures commission merchants.
Foreign Companies In Copenhagen Stock Exchange Indices

Date 17/04/2000

In order to allow foreign companies to be included in the KFX portfolio the Copenhagen Stock Exchange has included all traded foreign companies in its indices with effect from 17 April 2000. There will be two methods of calculating the weighting of a foreign company, depending on whether the company is registered with the Danish Securities Centre (VP) or not.
Damage From Recent Floods In Botswana Estimated At P844m

Date 17/04/2000

Preliminary figures released by the government this week estimate that P844m would be required to repair and rehabilitate the infrastructure damaged by the recent floods. The reconstruction of roads and bridges would cost about P650m while the replacement and relocation of flood damaged buildings would cost about P194m. Apart from damage to infrastructure, the recent floods killed 13 people in Botswana and left an estimated 60 000 people homeless.
CHX Board Of Governors Elects Lee M. Mitchell As Chairman

Date 17/04/2000

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) today announced the appointment of Lee M. Mitchell as Chairman of its Board of Governors.

Chase Manhattan Corporation to make an offer for Robert Fleming Holdings

Date 17/04/2000

Details of the recent take over negotiations between Chase and Flemings have been announced. Chase Manhattan is to make an offer to Flemings of £2,573m in cash and US$3,622m in new Chase shares (valuing Flemings at approximately £4,880m). The deal represents an opportunity to create a global force in asset management and investment banking. The transaction is expected to benefit clients of both firms, as the two firms will be able to deliver a wider range of quality asset management, securities
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 17/04/2000

While global markets took a tumble this week on the back of a huge sell-off in technology stocks, worsened by sharp falls on Wall Street resulting from higher than expected US inflation figures, the Botswana market rose 1.2% on the back of the continued surge in two key bank stocks.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 17/04/2000

Barclays Bank's AGM will be held at The Grand Palm Hotel on Friday 28 April 2000 at 1700hrs.
Nasdaq Sets One-Day Point Gain Record - Third Largest Volume Day Also Established

Date 17/04/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® had its largest point increase ever with preliminary figures showing the Nasdaq Composite® Index rising 217.87 points to 3539.16. The Composite climbed 6.5 percent, its 2nd largest percent increase ever. The previous point gain record was set on April 7, 2000 with the Composite Index rising 178.89 points.
Nymex Sets Trading Hours for Middle East Sour Crude Oil Futures Contract

Date 15/04/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange executive committee has approved trading hours for its new Middle East sour crude oil futures contract. They will be Mondays through Thursdays from 4 P.M. until 12:30 P.M. the following day and, on Sundays, from 7 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. the following day. The contract will be traded solely electronically over the NYMEX ACCESS® trading system.