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Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction 08/08 2000

Date 09/08/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on August 8 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.6 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 15.5 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Nymex Names New Vice President

Date 08/08/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange board of directors has promoted Karen Ogulnick to vice president of NYMEX ACCESS®, the Exchange's electronic trading system.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Strategic Review

Date 08/08/2000

Further to recent speculation concerning the strategic review conducted by the JSE in March 2000, the JSE would like to state that: The JSE’s strategic review was initiated in the interest of further economic liberalisation and deregulation, the reduction of costs and the maximising of efficiencies and international best practice. The review commenced in December 1999 and is not in reaction to any recent events. To date the JSE has consulted with a broad selection of its users to ascertain whic
Electricity Trading On EEX Successfully Launched - 12,233 Megawatt Hours Traded - 21 Market Participants From Five Countries On Board For The Launch

Date 08/08/2000

"Our high expectations have been surpassed," said the two EEX Board members Christian Geyer and Hans E. Schweickardt, summing up the successful launch of the European Energy Exchange on Tuesday. On the first day of trading, 12,233 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity were traded.
Archipelago Begins Trading In Nasdaq InterMarket

Date 08/08/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced today that Archipelago has begun trading New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Stock Exchange (AMEX) stocks on Nasdaq InterMarketSM (formerly known as the Third Market). This is the first time an electronic communications network (ECN) has traded exchange-listed stocks in the national market system. Yesterday, when this new service began, investors and traders using Archipelago were able to set the inside quote of 11 exchange-listed securities just a

The KFX Index Reaches 1st All-Time High In August

Date 07/08/2000

The KFX Index closed the day at 316.58 – 57 per cent higher than the corresponding day last year. The previous record of 311.74 was reached on 20 July 2000.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Amendments To The Exchange Listing Rules

Date 07/08/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has amended the Exchange Listing Rules relating to closure of the transfer books or register of members/warrantholders of issuers of equity securities/derivative warrants.
Singapore Exchange Appoints New Board Members

Date 07/08/2000

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Continues To Set Volume Records

Date 07/08/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that equity volume for the month of July 2000 reached 136,980,844 shares traded, a 23% increase over July 1999, when 111,191,250 shares changed hands. In addition, during the first seven months of 2000, PHLX traded a record of over 1.3 billion shares, an increase of 35% in comparison to the same period last year when 979,739,991 shares changed hands. The PHLX currently trades approximately 2300 equities.
NEWEX Starts On 3 November - Application For The Exchange-Operating License

Date 07/08/2000

NEWEX, the special exchange for Central and East European companies, wants to start trading on 3 November. The announcement was made by the joint venture of Deutsche Börse and Wiener Börse on 7 August. The exchange reports that it has now applied for the exchange-operating license and has thus taken a further step towards the establishment of a quality market for equities from Central and Eastern Europe.