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Conclusion Of Amsterdam Exchanges' Investigation: AOT Violated Listing And Issuing Rules

Date 21/02/2000

In November 1999 Amsterdam Exchanges started an investigation into AOT's possible violation of section 28h of the Listing and Issuing Rules in connection with a reference to AOT's profit forecast statement of 21 July 1999 made by Mr S.L. de Boer, chairman of the board of AOT, in an interview with the magazine Beursplein 5 on 27 September 1999 and the substantially lower operating results published after the interview on 21 October 1999. This investigation has now been concluded. Since this inve
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 21/02/2000

The market ended the week 1.4% higher with mixed fortunes on several counters.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company news

Date 21/02/2000

Barclays Bank posted excellent full year results for the 12 months to 31 December 1999.
Bahrain Market Weekly Report

Date 21/02/2000

After a 1.7% fall the previous week, the index remained around the same level this week. However quite similar to last week, the market remained dull with the losers continuing to outnumber gainers.
TSE Experiences Trade Confirmation Delays

Date 18/02/2000

Some member firms faced delays today getting information on the status of their trades and confirmations. The slowdown experienced by TSE trading customers who receive their information via the Toronto Broadcast Feed (TBF), was created by unprecedented volume at the market open.

Reweighting Of The Amsterdam Exchanges Index And Amsterdam Midkap Index

Date 18/02/2000

Under the rules of the Amsterdam Exchanges index (AEX) and the Amsterdam Midkap index (AMX), both indices are reweighted annually on the third Friday of February. On the basis of this reweighting, the following changes are made to the indices from Monday 21 February 2000.
Nasdaq Share Volume Breaks Two Billion Mark - Composite Index Also Posts A Record High

Date 18/02/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced yesterday that its daily trading volume surpassed the two2 billion mark for the first time ever, with preliminary figures showing more than 2.0075 billion shares changing hands. Daily volume so far this year has averaged 1.679 billion shares. The Nasdaq Composite® Index also closed at a record high. Preliminary data indicates the Composite gained 121.2722 points to close at 4548.9287. It was the Composite's sixth largest one-day point increase ever.
Nasdaq Indices Temporarily Disrupted Due To Problem With Communications Line At Data Center - Nasdaq Trading Unaffected By Suspension Of Last Sale Price Information on Trader

Date 18/02/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that a communications line malfunctioned before noon today. Last sale price information on Nasdaq® securities-with symbols beginning A through J-were unable to be transmitted to Nasdaq Workstations II professional workstations. Subsequently, Nasdaq halted the dissemination of current values of all indices-except for the Nasdaq-100® that is calculated in a different system. During the approximate two-hour disruption, dissemination of last sale prices and o
Extensions To LIFFE's Wholesale Trading Facilities

Date 18/02/2000

LIFFE's Wholesale Market Facilities, which include its Block Trading Facility and Basis Trading Facility, provide an important adjunct to its central markets by recognising the need to allow large and contingent trades to be conducted without execution risk.
Amsterdam Exchanges Apologises For Interruption In Trading In Philips

Date 18/02/2000

Amsterdam Exchanges sincerely apologies for the fact that trading in Philips was not possible between 9.01 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. due to a technical breakdown in the trading system.