FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index: 98,136.18 -445.23

News Centre

News

Futures & Options On RTS Stock Exchange Weekly Data: December 23rd-December 27th

Date 30/12/2002

For the period of December 23rd-December 27th, 2002, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 303 thousand contracts. In terms of underlying value total trading volume reached 1 3751 million rubles. The number of trades reached 9 020. Total open interest, as of December 27th, 2002, stood at 302 thousand contracts and 1,2 million rubles.
Euronext Amsterdam: LogicaCMG Replaces CMG In Next 150 index

Date 30/12/2002

As a result of the merger between CMG (N150) and Logica into the new company LogicaCMG, the new company LogicaCMG will replace CMG in the Next 150 index (N150) as of Tuesday 31 December 2002.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Nosedive Of The International Equities In 2002 Resulted In The Sharpest Fall In Prices On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange For A Decade

Date 30/12/2002

Like the international equity markets, the KFX Index on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange also fell in 2002. If you compare the fall of the KFX Index with the movements in market prices on major international stock exchanges and the other partners of the NOREX Alliance, the KFX Index once again outperformed the others, as it has done in the last two years. Only Nikkei and Dow Jones did relatively better than the KFX Index. The fall in the FTSE indices is on a par with the fall in the KFX Index. In g
CME Unbundled Trading Right Sold For USD420,000

Date 30/12/2002

A CME trading right and its associated B-1 share of CME Holdings Inc, representing the right to trade all products on Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), sold for USD420,000 on Friday, Dec. 27, 2002.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 30/12/2002

Trading activity was thin over the short three-day week, with only six counters trading.

Beirut Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/12/2002

The local stock market went through another week of gains as the Lebanese Government invited local and international telecommunication companies to bid for two licenses for Lebanon's cellular phone sector. The latter shows Government's serious attempts at tackling mounting debt problem through a series of reforms among which is the awaited privatization of the mobile phone sector.
Bahrain Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/12/2002

Bahrain equities ended the week in the red pulled down largely by the 15-fils drop in Batelco. By the close of the trading week, the SICO index dropped by 1% to 1168.77, while the benchmark BSE index slid by 0.6% to 1821.06, respectively.
Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/12/2002

The market witnessed a slight decrease earlier in the week before the Christmas holiday and by the end of the week it was not able to bounce back. Thus the ASE index finished its weekly session on bearish ground, closing at 171.56 pts, representing a decrease of 0.2%. The market capitalization for the week stood at JD5,017,811,786. As the year is coming to an end major house keeping block deals took place during the week and more is expected to take place early next week. The political instabil
Trust And Investment Bank And National Development Bank Become RTS Stock Exchange Bonds Market Makers

Date 27/12/2002

Trust and Investment Bank (TIBM) and National Development Bank (NBRT) have recently obtained the market-maker status on the RTS Bonds, the market for trading corporate, government, municipal bonds and Eurobonds.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Switch Of Intershop Holding AG To Another Segment

Date 27/12/2002

In accordance with Art. 2 of the Additional Rules for the Listing of Real Estate Companies, the Admission Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange has decreed that Intershop Holding AG should be listed on another segment, since this company meets the criteria for a real estate company. Intershop Holding AG will be listed on the segment for real estate companies from 3 January 2002. It will be delisted on the main trading segment on 30 December 2002.