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The Daily Trading Volume On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Equity Market Remained High In April

Date 05/05/2000

Share trading did not slow down during the Easter month. The value of average daily trading was DKK 3.6 billion in April and thus it fell slightly (4 per cent) compared with the previous peak month, March 2000. The trading volume rose by almost 70 per cent compared with the corresponding month last year. Once again Tele Danmark was the most actively traded share with a turnover of DKK 9.5 billion. Nordic Baltic Holding (Unidanmark) was the second most-active share with DKK 6.7 billion, while N
SWX Eurobonds: First London-Based Market Makers Commence Dealings

Date 05/05/2000

SWX Eurobonds has reached another milestone: Barclays and PaineWebber have become the first London-based market makers to take up trading activities in the Eurobond segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange. As a result, a total of four market makers - including CSFB and UBS - are now posting firm bids and asks on SWX Eurobonds. Thanks to the market entry of the first liquidity providers from London, SWX anticipates a considerable upswing in trading volume in its Eurobond segment.
SEC Study Reveals Problems In Display Of Limit Orders - SRO Oversight And Disciplinary Programs Need Improvement

Date 05/05/2000

A Securities and Exchange Commission staff report released today reveals problems in the display of limit orders in the equities and options markets and inadequacies in the markets' surveillance and disciplinary programs for limit order display.
Philippine Stock Exchange Board Appoints Ramon T. Garcia as President and Chief Executive Officer

Date 05/05/2000

Chairman Felipe U. Yap of the Philippine Stock Exchange(PSE) is happy to announce the election and appointment of Ramon T. Garcia as President and Chief Executive Officer of the PSE effective 1 May 2000.
Open Interest Up 17.3% On The Derivatives Markets Of Parisbourse SBF SA - The Euro Notional Bounces Back To 1994's Record Levels

Date 05/05/2000

April trading volume on the derivatives markets of ParisBourse SBF SA reached 20.4 million contracts. Total open interest was up 17.3% on the previous month.

New York Stock Exchange Statement Regarding Rule 390

Date 05/05/2000

The NYSE is gratified by the SEC's approval of our proposal to rescind Rule 390. At the same time, we continue to believe the Commission's review of market fragmentation should lead to an industry-wide investor-protection initiative. This reform would protect investors in 100 percent of the issues, 100 percent of the time by requiring brokerage firms that "internalize" customer orders to provide a better price than the national best bid or offer, or to otherwise give the order an opportunity for
New Open Interest Records Established In April At Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 05/05/2000

Open interest records for total futures and options were established during the month. On April 14, total futures and options open interest reached a record 131,225 contracts. The previous recorded high for total futures and options open interest was 127,813 contracts set on April 7, 2000. Within that, July canola at 29,630 open contracts on April 27, 2000 topped a recent record for open interest of 25,581 set on April 7, 2000. In addition, a record for total open interest in futures was set at
Information Leaflet On Pilot Programme For Trading US Securities Distributed to Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Participants

Date 05/05/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today (Friday) delivered to Exchange Participants, an Informational Documentation on the Pilot Programme for Trading US Securities. Exchange participants will be required to provide their clients with the document in either the Chinese or English language before accepting or operating a securities trading account for them in relation to securities admitted for trading under the Pilot Programme.
Central Bank Of Iceland Issues New Inflation Forecast For 2000 And 2001

Date 05/05/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland has issued a new inflation forecast for 2000 and 2001. The Bank forecasts an inflation rate of 5% in the course of 2000 and 4% in 2001. In the course of 1999 the CPI rose 5.8 percent. The forecast is presented in the Bank's quarterly bulletin, Peningamál, which is available today in Icelandic on the Bank's website, www.sedlabanki.is.
ASX Market Operations for Friday 5 May 2000

Date 05/05/2000

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) confirms that trading was halted today between 10.19am and 12.10pm as a result of problems with the CW Optus network. The problems with the network caused a number of market participants to be unable to access SEATS. In the interests of ensuring the integrity of the market, ASX took the decision to halt trading until all market participants regained access. Markets closed today at the usual time of 4pm.