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The Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction

Date 07/03/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on March 7 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.1 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 13.2 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.
Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Report - December 1999

Date 07/03/2000

During the 21 trading days of December, the volume of transactions and turnover registered at 264.6 million and IRR 949,599.5 million respectively. Meanwhile, the TSE Shares Price Index (TEPIX) continued its rise and closed at 1,989.73 at the end of December.
PHLX To Begin Trading Options On Nextel Partners, Inc.

Date 07/03/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced that it will begin trading put and call options on Nextel Partners, Inc. (option/ symbol: KTU/NXTP) upon the opening of business on Wednesday, March 8, 2000.
Nymex Applies To Expand Energy Price Limits

Date 07/03/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange today announced that it had applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to expand the back month price limits for its light, sweet crude oil; heating oil; New York Harbor gasoline; and Henry Hub natural gas futures contracts.
NASD Calls On The SEC To Delay Decimalization

Date 07/03/2000

The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD®) has proposed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it delay implementation of the decimalization of securities markets until 2001. In a March 6 letter to SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, NASD Chairman and CEO Frank G. Zarb noted, "As you know, the NASD is a strong proponent of the shift to decimals. We believe the change will make the equity markets even more accessible to investors and potentially reduce transaction costs. The C

KFX Index Reaches New High For The 13th Time This Year

Date 07/03/2000

For the 13th time since the beginning of the year and for the 4th consecutive trading day, the KFX Index set a new record. Today, the KFX Index closed at 292.56 - a rise of 14.4 per cent since the beginning of the year. The previous high of 289.74 was reached yesterday.
Amsterdam Exchanges To List Options On Versatel Telecom International N.V.

Date 07/03/2000

On 21 March 2000, Amsterdam Exchanges will introduce options on shares in Versatel Telecom International N.V. The reason for this is the very substantial volume of trading in the security, which already led to these shares, introduced to Amsterdam Exchanges only in 1999, being admitted to the Amsterdam Midkap index in February 2000.
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange To Launch The Tel-Tech Index

Date 06/03/2000

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange announced that it would launch Tel-Tech, a new index for high-tech listed companies, on April 2.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Becomes Subsidiary Of Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited

Date 06/03/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) today (Monday) became a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) together with the Hong Kong Futures Exchange and the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company.
The Merger Proposals For The Hong Kong Stock And Futures Exchanges And The Clearing Houses Take Effect

Date 06/03/2000

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Hong Kong Futures Exchange and the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company have become its wholly owned subsidiaries effective today (Monday) under the Schemes of Arrangements of the exchanges and the Exchanges and Clearing Houses (Merger) Ordinance.