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  • Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Turnover HKD170,603 Million in April

    Date 11/05/1999

    The average daily turnover for the 19 trading days in April was HKD8,979 million, an increase of 74 per cent compared with the previous month. Total turnover value for the month was HKD170,603 million compared with HKD118,404 million in March. A total of 99,907 million shares changed hands in April, compared with 74,392 million shares in March. The average daily turnover was 5,258 million shares, up 63 per cent from March.

  • Ljubljanska Stock Exchange Turnover SIT17.1 Billion in April

    Date 11/05/1999

    After reaching over SIT20 billion per month in the first quarter of 1999, turnover declined in April to SIT17.1 billion and was much lower than March's turnover of SIT24.3 billion. The total turnover on the Exchange in the first four months of this year amounted to SIT87.7 billion and outperformed the same period in 1998 by 138%.

  • Kuwait Stock Exchange Volume KWD76,969,880 in April

    Date 11/05/1999

    The volume traded in April on the Kuwait Stock Exchange was 419,237,500 shares, a decrease of 31.81%. The value traded was KWD76,969,880, a decrease of 59.46%. There were 10,738 transactions, a decrease of 28.21%.

  • ASX and Reuters chip into charity golf

    Date 11/05/1999

    The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and Reuters Australia Pty Ltd are pleased to announce their new partnership as major sponsors of a golf event previously organised by AAP that has distributed AUD10 million to charity over the past 13 years. The ASX-Reuters Financial Markets Charity Golf Event, to be held in February 2000, will aim to raise AUD750,000. A major beneficiary will be the Financial Markets Foundation for Children, with several other charities also receiving funds from the event.

  • A list of auditors reports with qualifications published on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Web Site

    Date 10/05/1999

    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today (Monday) posted a list of auditors reports with qualified opinions and/or explanatory paragraphs on its website in order to further increase market transparency and facilitate investors to make an informed investment decisions.

  • KCBT wheat volume traded last month transcends previous April record

    Date 08/05/1999

    Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures volume trading during the month of April amounted to 203,992 contracts, breaking the previous April record of 203,194 contracts set in 1997. Wheat futures volume was 31.7 percent more than last April and 6.4 percent higher than last month. Open interest grew 36.1 percent in wheat futures when compared to last year and 4.3 percent when compared to last month. Wheat options volume increased 77 percent compared to last April, while open interest climbed 40.9

  • WIG20 Futures Third Contract Series Available for Trading

    Date 07/05/1999

    On May 4, 1999, the third series of futures contracts on the WIG20 Index was introduced to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. As a result, contracts expiring in June, September and December are currently available for trading.

  • Tradepoint Refinancing Arrangements

    Date 07/05/1999

    Tradepoint, the UK order-driven stock exchange, has previously indicated its need for additional finance and today announces a long-term financing package that greatly enhances its future prospects. The refinancing takes the form of a subscription for 70 million new Ordinary Shares at 20p per share by a consortium led by Instinet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters Group PLC. This represents 54.4% of the enlarged equity. The Consortium consists of Instinet, American Century, Archipelago (25% o

  • NYMEX Sets Margins for Aluminum Futures

    Date 07/05/1999

    The New York Mercantile Exchange has established initial and spread margin rates for its aluminum futures contract to be launched on Friday, May 14. The initial margin rates for clearing members, members, and hedgers will be USD800 per contract, and the rate for non-member speculators will be USD1,080 per contract.

  • NYMEX Aluminum Options Date Set; Futures Contract Details Finalized

    Date 07/05/1999

    The New York Mercantile Exchange board of directors has agreed to launch aluminum options on Friday, July 23; established August 1999 as the first month of trading for the aluminum futures contract to be launched on May 14; and selected two warehouses for delivery under the terms of the contract. Previously, the Exchange had announced that it would begin trading with July 1999 as the first of 25 listed contract months. Exchange President R. Patrick Thompson said that the change had been made at