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Nymex Promotes Internal Auditor To Vice President

Date 29/12/1999

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange recently promoted Michael Lugo to vice president of internal audit.
Nasdaq Composite Index Tops 4000 - 60th Composite Index Record For The Year

Date 29/12/1999

The Nasdaq Composite® Index today closed above the 4000 mark for the first time in its 28-year history. Preliminary figures show the Index finished at 4041.45, up 69.34 for the day. The Index topped 4000 only 38 trading sessions after closing above the 3000 milestone for the first time. For the year, the Nasdaq Composite is up 84.31 percent and is on pace to post its largest annual percentage increase ever. Total preliminary point gain for the year is 1848.76. So far in 1999, the Nasdaq Composit
KLSE Says No Approval For Collective Custodial (Asia) Pte Ltd

Date 29/12/1999

Singapore Business Times in its report 'S'pore firm steps in with friendlier CLOB offer' yesterday stated that a Singapore registered company - Collective Custodial Services (Asia) Pte Ltd - has purportedly received verbal in-principle approval from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange for its CLOB proposal.
JSE Records All Time High For All Share Index

Date 29/12/1999

A new record closing value of 8,540 was recorded for the JSE/Actuaries All Share Index today. The 8,500 mark has been reached for the first time in the JSE's 112 year history and it is the second consecutive record value for the All Share Index during the current month. The All Share Index recorded a previous high of 8,495 on December 20, 1999.
CME New Year's Trading Schedule

Date 29/12/1999

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the New Year's Day holiday:

Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange For Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Date 29/12/1999

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange wishes to announce that the offices of the Exchange and its subsidiaries will be closed in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri, as follows :- Friday, January 7, 2000; Saturday, January 8, 2000; Sunday, January 9, 2000; Monday, January 10, 2000.
31st December Non-Trading Day For KLSE And KLOFFE

Date 29/12/1999

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has announced that for the KLSE Group Friday, December 31, 1999 is a non-trading, non-settlement day and non-CDS transaction day. It is, however, a working day for the KLSE Group. KLSE will resume trading and settlement on Monday, January 3, 2000.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange To Run Real-Time Y2k Compliance Test

Date 28/12/1999

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange announced that it will conduct a final Y2K compliance test on Sunday, January 2, 2000.The Exchange is closed next Sunday, which normally would be a business day in Israel. Trading will resume Monday, January 3.
Survey Indicates Strong Confidence In The Hong Kong Stock Market

Date 28/12/1999

A survey has indicated relatively strong confidence in the Hong Kong stock market.
Singapore Exchange Press Statement - Collective Custodial's Offer For Clob Securities

Date 28/12/1999

The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd ("CDP") refers to the media reports of 28 December 1999 relating to a direct offer by Collective Custodial Services (Asia) Pte Ltd ("Collective") for the Clob securities held by investors.