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LIFFE Trades £31 Trillion Worth Of Contracts In First Half 2000

Date 04/07/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded an average daily nominal value of £279 billion (€421 billion) in June 2000 and totalled £31 trillion for the first half of 2000, maintaining its position as the world's largest electronic exchange by value traded.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: CLOB Securities Will Not Disrupt Market

Date 04/07/2000

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is ensuring the release of securities formerly held under Central Limit Order Book International (CLOB) will not disrupt the stockmarket.
Island ECN Joins U.S. Lawmakers For First Decimal Trades

Date 04/07/2000

The bipartisan leadership of the U.S. House Commerce Committee appeared on the afternoon of June 28 with Island ECN President Matthew Andresen to execute on Island the Nation's first decimal-based stock trades.
Cyprus Stock Exchange May Statistics

Date 04/07/2000

During May there was a slight decrease in the General Price Index and also in the value of shares traded compared to April.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Equity Market Blossomed In The First Six Months Of The Year

Date 04/07/2000

The value of equity trading was DKK 378 billion in the first six months of the year, up from DKK 220 billion in the first half of 1999, a rise of 72 per cent. The average daily value of trading rose from DKK 1.8 billion to DKK 3.1 billion.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Revision Of Trading Lot sizes

Date 04/07/2000

In connection with the selection of shares for the KFX Index, which took effect on 21 June 2000, the lot sizes have also been revised.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Number Of Foreign Shares In The All-Share And Sub-Group Indices Of The CSE

Date 04/07/2000

The number of foreign shares in the All-Share and sub-group indices of the CSE has been revised on 1 July 2000 See the changes: http://briefing.xcse.dk/uk/b49udlindexuk.pdf
Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For June 2000.

Date 04/07/2000

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 24,139 contracts in June 2000 compared to a figure of 18,678 contracts in June 1999. Total volume for the first six months of 2000 was 131,650 contracts, compared to 115,935 contracts in 1999.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 04/07/2000

The market fell slightly losing 0.4%.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 04/07/2000

Sefalana reported an excellent set of year-end results for the eighteen-month period to 30th April 2000, which were better than our expectations. Turnover increased an impressive 58% (annualised) from P188m to P462m for the 18 months. Earnings rose from P12.1m to P30.1m - an annualised growth of 66%. Annualised EPS was 125.29t (1998 - 75.63) compared to our forecast of 113.4t. Annualised DPS increased 55% % from 43t to 67t. Management is confident that the group will continue to perform well.