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Nasdaq Third-Quarter 1999 Results

Date 27/10/1999

Shares listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market® pushed the Nasdaq Composite® Index sharply higher in the third quarter, while share volume continued to rise. The Nasdaq Composite ended the third quarter of 1999 at 2746.16, a 62.13 percent increase over the same period one year ago.
CBOT Nominating Committee Announces 1999 Election Slate

Date 27/10/1999

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that the Nominating Committee Nominating Committee has nominated the following candidates for the exchange annual election to be held December 8, 1999.
Zarb Lauds Microsoft's And Intel's Inclusion In Dow Jones Average As Reflective Of New Economy - First Nasdaq Stocks To Be Included In Dow Jones Industrial Average On November 1

Date 26/10/1999

Frank G. Zarb, Chairman and CEO of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®)-parent of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.-praised the announcement this morning by Dow Jones Indexes Editor John C. Prestbo that the first Nasdaq® stocks will be included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on November 1.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Publishes A Report On Non-Y2K Compliant Listed Companies On The Web

Date 26/10/1999

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today (Monday) posted a report on listed companies which were not Y2K compliant by September 30, 1999, on its web site (http://www.sehk.com.hk).
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For October 1999

Date 26/10/1999

As of mid-October, short interest in 3,783 Nasdaq National Market® securities totaled 2,236,954,483 compared with 2,122,092,736 shares in 3,770 National Market issues for the month of September. The October short interest represents 2.22 days' average daily Nasdaq National Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.43 days in September. Short interest in 942 securities on The Nasdaq SmallCap MarketSM totaled 44,794,000 shares for October, compared with 47,342,310 shares in 97

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Derivatives Trading Doubles After Move To TACT

Date 26/10/1999

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) announced that trading on the TASE derivatives market has doubled since the introduction of the fully automated TACT-Derivatives system on October 14.
Stock Exchange Of Singapore Conditional Trading Of Initial Public Offering ("IPO") Shares

Date 26/10/1999

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd ("CSM") is seeking a dual listing on SES and Nasdaq. For the purpose of the listing, the company is offering shares in the US and other markets, as well as in Singapore. In accordance with US practice, the offering is carried out by way of book building. Following the fixing of the offer price (on day T US time), shares will be allocated to investors and trading will commence on Nasdaq on T+1. Settlement of the offer shares will be on T+5. Between T and
sia Abrasives Holding AG Open 11,3 % Above Offering Price

Date 26/10/1999

The shares of sia-Group, a company specialised in the development, production and distribution of complete sanding systems, were traded for the first time today on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The offering price was set Monday night at CHF 195.00 The opening price in SWX dealings stood 11,3 % above that level at CHF 217.00, representing a total market capitalisation for the company of CHF 162.75 mio.
Oslo Stock Exchange Delistings

Date 26/10/1999

The Stock Exchange Board has resolved to remove the following companies from the Stock Exchange list in accordance with applications received:
New participant On SWX

Date 26/10/1999

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Lehman Brothers International (Europe), London, as a new participant. This acceptance is conditioned on permission being granted by the Federal Banking commission.