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HKEx Seeks Balance Between Regulation, Investor Protection And Business Interests Of Issuers

Date 29/03/2001

The overall principle of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) when considering an issuer's compliance with the Listing Rules is to balance regulatory requirements and investor protection without restricting the issuer's business activities.
Following Regular Month-End Procedure, CME To Settle Domestic Stock Indexes At Fair Value On Friday, March 30 - Index Products Will Close at 3:05 P.M.

Date 29/03/2001

Following its regular monthly procedures established in January, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will settle its domestic stock indexes to "fair value" on the last day of trading in the month, Friday, March 30.
‘Side-By-Side’ Electronic Trading Of Currency Futures Begins April 2 On Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

Date 29/03/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will begin offering "side-by-side" electronic and open outcry trading of its currency and cross-rate futures contracts on Monday, April 2. CME said it is offering the side-by-side program—representing the first daytime electronic trading of the exchange’s major currencies—in response to customer requests as well as the increasing role electronic trading has played in currency trading globally.
Standard & Poor's – Index Change - TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap And TSE 200 Indices.

Date 28/03/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Thursday, March 29, 2001, the following changes will take place in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 Indices.
Nasdaq Announces $240 Million Investment By Hellman & Friedman, Leading Private Equity Firm - Reduces NASD’s Ownership Interest To Approximately 27%, On A Fully Diluted Basis

Date 28/03/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the National Association of Securities Dealers, and Hellman & Friedman LLC today announced that the leading San Francisco-based private equity firm has signed a definitive agreement to invest $240 million in Nasdaq. The investment is the first following the closing of Phase II of Nasdaq’s Private Placement in January 2001. Hellman & Friedman’s investment represents the latest step in Nasdaq’s strategic restructuring into a private, for-profit securities market.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report – February 2001

Date 28/03/2001

Turnover In February 200 the total turnover on all market segments of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange amounted to SIT 18.74 billion, which was SIT14.53 billion less than the previous month and SIT 4.09 billion below the February 2000 figure. In the first two months of this year the total turnover on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange was SIT 52 billion.
Eurex Offers Three New Access Alternatives Via Internet - Customer-specific Solutions

Date 28/03/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, is expanding the selection of technical access alternatives for participants to include Internet-based solutions. Effective immediately, banks and securities trading firms now have three new access alternatives from which to choose, in addition to the connection via terrestrian dedicated lines that has existed up to nowa total of four access alternatives distinguished by different performance features and degrees of failover security. With the new acc
CBOT/MIDAM Good Friday Holiday Trading ScheduleCBOT/MIDAM Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 28/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Good Friday holiday.
CBOT/EPA Announce Results Of 9th SO2 Emission Allowance Auction

Date 28/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) on March 28, 2001 announced the results of the ninth annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission allowance auction held on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 28/03/2001

Positive sentiment continued to lead the market higher as it leapt 3.4% to yet another record weekly close of 1,747.21 points. Financials were once again in the spotlight as Barclays added 40t to P12.50 on nearly 30,000 shares with BIHL 30t higher at P11.30 but on small volume.