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Paris Bourse Trading Steady In August - Eight-Month Total Of 66.14 Million Trades Beats Record Full-Year Figure For 1999

Date 11/09/2000

The Paris Bourse was on a steady track in August with trading at much the same level as in the previous month, but total trades in the first eight months already exceeded the recordfull-year figure for 1999.
OM Group Offer For London Stock Exchange Plc

Date 11/09/2000

OM announces the posting today of its Offer Document to LSE Shareholders, in which OM sets out its blueprint for LSE and the terms of its Offer. The Directors of OM believe that the Offer is right for LSE and will benefit both LSE Shareholders and LSE customers by:
Nymex Sets Options Daily Volume Record

Date 11/09/2000

Daily volume records were set on the New York Mercantile Exchange on September 7 for NYMEX Division options and heating oil options.
General Meeting On Merger With LSE Postponed: Deutsche Börse Is Keeping All Options Open - Breuer: "Realize The Vision Of A European Capital Market Now"

Date 11/09/2000

Deutsche Börse is postponing the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for this Thursday, at which the shareholders were to vote on the planned merger with the London Stock Exchange. The company made the announcement on Monday after the Supervisory Board meeting in Frankfurt. According to Deutsche Börse, no new date has been set as yet. Deutsche Börse is thus keeping all of its strategic options open.
Franke Leaving Post As Eurex Chief - Ferscha Will Be New Eurex CEO And Executive Board

Date 11/09/2000

Dr. Jörg Franke is leaving the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt, on the best of terms at the end of the year and will resign from his post as chief executive officer of Eurex AG, at the same time. As of the same date, Franke's term as chief executive of the Eurex subsidiaries Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG, and as general manager of the Eurex derivatives exchange, will also end. The announcement was made by Deutsche Börse and Eurex after the Supervisory Board meeting of

Deutsche Börse: Supervisory Board Appoints Seifert Until The Year 2006

Date 11/09/2000

The chief executive officer of Deutsche Börse, Werner G. Seifert, whose appointment runs until July 31, 2001, will continue to manage the company after that date. After the Supervisory Board meeting on Monday, Deutsche Börse announced that the Board had reappointed Seifert as chief executive officer for five more years, until 2006. Seifert has managed the company since coming on board in 1993.
CBOT Crop Report Briefing Set For Sept. 12

Date 11/09/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade will conduct a crop briefing September 12 for the media and members following release of U.S. Department of Agriculture of crop production and supply/demand data.
CBOE Reaches Settlement With Department Of Justice And Securities And Exchange Commisssion

Date 11/09/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that brings to a close their joint inquiry concerning the listing of certain options and other SEC regulatory issues.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 11/09/2000

Low volumes continued to plague the market as just over 100 000 shares traded this week.
Botswana Stock Exchange Listed Company News

Date 11/09/2000

FNBB produced a good set of final results for the ended 30 June 2000, which were ahead of our forecast of flat earnings growth. Net interest income increased by 17.2% from last year to P111.6m Total income was up by 15.8% YoY to P174.7m, while net income before bad debts increased by 16.3% to P101.1m. Bad debts stood at P25.6m, the majority of which are related to the Hyundai motor vehicle assembly plant. There was a bad debt recovery of approximately P5m from the liquidated Hyundai. Net income