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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Meal Futures Contract - Minor Revisions

Date 07/06/2001

WCE announced that Tuesday June 26, 2001 will be the launch date for the canola meal futures contract; trading will commence with the Oct 01 contract.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Barley Prices Trend Higher

Date 07/06/2001

From September through December 2000, nearby western barley futures trended higher going from a low of $109.90/tonne in September 2000 to a high in December 2000 of $137.00/tonne. Then, through the first few months of 2001, the nearby series came off the highs seen in December by about $10.00/tonne before revisiting the December highs in late May 2001 and reaching a new high of $138.60/tonne.
Trading Steady In May For Euronext Amsterdam, Brussels And Paris

Date 07/06/2001

Equity trading through Euronext central orderbooks, including both domestic and foreign companies, averaged EUR 6.93 billion a day in May, a figure close to that for the previous month. The total amount for the first five months of the year came to EUR 755.7 billion, 3.6% more than in the same period of 2000.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Releases Earnings Digests For Listed Companies In Fiscal 2000

Date 07/06/2001

TSE has released the summary of earnings digests for listed companies in fiscal 2000. The summary can be found at: http://www.tse.or.jp/english/news/2001/200106/010607_a.pdf
Program Trading Averaged 31.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 29-June 1, 2001

Date 07/06/2001

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 29-June 1, 2001.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Waive Customer Fees For Electronically Routed Equity Orders

Date 07/06/2001

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will waive all customer fees for equity orders that are electronically routed to the Exchange through PACE, the Exchange's equity order delivery system.
Oslo Stock Exchange - May: Norwegian Business And Industry Astir

Date 07/06/2001

May heralded a new spring for the Norwegian business sector - at any rate judging by acquisitions, bids and potential takeovers. Finance, aviation and the forestry industry were among the industries affected. Developments in the stockmarket were otherwise very mixed, but both the OBX index and the new OSEBX (Oslo Exchanges Benchmark Index) pointed in the right direction while IT and telecoms made negative contributions.
NYSE Elects 13 To Board Of Directors

Date 07/06/2001

The New York Stock Exchange membership at their annual meeting today elected five new and re-elected eight current directors to the Exchange's board of directors. The new directors take office immediately.
NYSE Appoints Paul B. Bennett As Chief Economist And Senior Vice President

Date 07/06/2001

The New York Stock Exchange Board of Directors today approved the appointment of Paul B. Bennett, currently senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as NYSE senior vice president and chief economist.
Nymex To Substitute Position Accountability Requirements For Position Limit Rules

Date 07/06/2001

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has approved substituting position accountability requirements for the current position limits on all but the last three trading days of its crude oil, heating oil, unleaded gasoline, and natural gas contracts, beginning with the Friday, June 15, trading session.