CBOT To Observe Moment Of Silence In Honor Of Pope John Paul II

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that it will honor Pope John Paul II with a minute of silence on Friday, April 8, 2005, on the Exchange trading floor at 8:29 a.m. (Central Time).

A bell will sound to mark the beginning of silence at 8:29 a.m. and another bell will sound at the conclusion of the silence at 8:30 a.m.