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Nasdaq Composite Index Sets New Record High For Second Trading Day In A Row - Fourth Highest Volume Day Also Established

Date 24/02/2000

The Nasdaq Composite® Index closed today in record territory with preliminary figures showing the Composite at 4617.65, up 67.32 points for the day and 13.48 percent for the year.
Conclusion Of Amsterdam Exchanges' Investigation: Nyloplast Violated Listing And Issuing Rules

Date 24/02/2000

In September 1999 Amsterdam Exchanges started an investigation into Nyloplast's possible violation of section 28h of the Listing and Issuing Rules in connection with turnover and profit forecasts made on 31 March 1999 and the half-yearly figures published on 30 August 1999. This investigation has now been concluded.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Announces Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 23/02/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong announces that with effect from 28 February 2000, 24 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 12 existing Designated Securities will be removed from the list. The total number of Designated Securities for short selling will be 194. A list of the Designated Securities to be added and removed is attached for your information. The revised list of all Designated Securities is also available on the Exchange's web site (http://www.sehk.com.hk).
Nymex To Increase Palladium Margins

Date 23/02/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will increase its palladium margins as of the close of business today to $15,000 from $6,500 for clearing members; to $16,500 from $7,150 for members; and to $20,250 from $8,775 for customers.
Nasdaq Composite Index Sets New Record High - One-day Point Gain Record Also Established

Date 23/02/2000

The Nasdaq Composite® Index closed today at 4550.33-the highest level since it was established 29 years ago-with preliminary figures showing the Composite up 168.21 points for the day and 11.82 percent for the year. The Composite's last all-time high was set on February 17, 2000, when it reached 4548.92.

CME Files For Regulatory Approval To Trade Futures, Options On FORTUNE e-50 Index

Date 23/02/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced that it filed today for regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to trade the FORTUNE e-50 Index, one of two new indexes licensed last week by FORTUNE for trading on the CME.
Australian Stock Exchange And Standard & Poor's

Date 23/02/2000

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and Standard & Poor's Index Services (S&P) today announced their intention to form a long term strategic alliance under which S&P will operate ASX's index business.
ASX Announces Record Interim Profit After Tax And Before Abnormals

Date 23/02/2000

Australian Stock Exchange Limited ("ASX") today announced an operating profit after tax and before abnormal items for the six months to 31 December 1999 of $24.933 million, an increase of 51.7% from the $16.433 million recorded for the previous corresponding period.
WTB Futures On Recyclable Paper Are Launched On February 25, 2000

Date 22/02/2000

On and after 10:20 hrs on February 25 the first futures on recyclable paper can be traded at the Hanover Commodity Exchange (Warenterinbörse - WTB). These are the first futures of its kind world-wide.
SWX Swiss Exchange Launches A New Index - SWX New Market Index (SNMI®)

Date 22/02/2000

On 1 March, the SWX Swiss Exchange will begin publicising an index devoted specifically to the SWX New Market. The SWX New Market Index (SNMI) will reflect the price development of shares included in this market segment for rapidly growing domestic and foreign companies. The following two types of index will be computed: SWX New Market Index (Total Return); SWX New Market Index (Price). Weightings will be adjusted continuously to reflect the current market prices of SNMI shares.