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London Stock Exchange Discussions With Deutsche Börse

Date 20/04/2000

In view of misleading press reports about the status of discussions with Deutsche Börse, the Board of the London Stock Exchange is issuing the following clarifying announcement.
Tokyo Stock Exchange will participate in the 10th European Derivatives Exhibition

Date 19/04/2000

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will participate in the 10th European Derivatives Exhibition to be held in London on June 22nd - 23rd. The Exhibition, in which major futures exchanges from all over the world will promote their markets and provide information on recent developments, will be hosted by the FOW (Futures & Options World).
Sydney Futures Exchange To Launch New Grain & Currency Contracts

Date 19/04/2000

The Board of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) has approved the listing of three new grain futures and options contracts and a new currency futures contract.
Nasdaq Japan, Inc. And The Osaka Securities Exchange Sign Agreements To Form Nasdaq Japan Market - On Track For June Launch Of New Market

Date 19/04/2000

Nasdaq Japan, Inc. today announced that it has signed a business cooperation agreement with the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) that will establish the Nasdaq Japan Market as a new section of the OSE. The new Nasdaq Japan Market will begin operations in June 2000, and will initially provide Japanese investors with the opportunity to invest in high-growth Japanese IPOs and established Japanese companies. Gradually, the Nasdaq Japan Market will also offer investors Nasdaq-listed stocks, index pro
LIFFE Reduces Premises Overhead With Lease Of London Stock Exchange Floor And 61 Threadneedle Street

Date 19/04/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) today announced that the Knight Trimark Group (KTG) will take over LIFFE's vacant trading floor at the London Stock Exchange building and the adjacent 61 Threadneedle Street office building for the remaining term of the leases which expire in 2004.

JOMED N.V. Opens 18% Above Issue Price

Date 19/04/2000

The shares of JOMED N.V., medical-technical company, were traded today for the first time on the SWX New Market. The offering price was set Tuesday night at CHF 42. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 18% above that level at CHF 49.50, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 1.1 billion.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Announces Change In The Initial Trading Dates Of Non-quarterly Month Contracts In Options On JGB Futures

Date 18/04/2000

The initial trading dates of non-quarterly month contracts in Options on JGB Futures will be advanced to the 1st of the second prior month of the respective option contract months from July 2000 contract. By the same token, the strike prices with 0.5 yen interval in the quarterly month contracts will be added on the 1st of the month prior to the last trading month from September 2000 contract so that 11 or more consecutive strike prices with 0.5 yen interval are available.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Proposes Electronic Dissemination Of All Listed Issuers' Announcements

Date 18/04/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is consulting the market on its proposal to disseminate alllisted-issuers' ann ouncements through its website, rather than by paid newspaper announcements.
Nasdaq Records Another One-Day Point Gain Record - It Is The Composite's Second Consecutive Record

Date 18/04/2000

The Nasdaq Composite Index® achieved its largest one-day point increase ever, with preliminary statistics showing a rise of 254.41 points to close at 3793.57. That translates into a 7.2 percent increase, the Composite's second largest percent increase. The previous point gain record was established only one day before, when the Composite Index climbed 217.87 points to finish at 3539.16.
Listing of S&P/TOPIX 150 Futures & Options By Tokyo Stock Exchange

Date 18/04/2000

Recent years have seen investors demanding an increasingly diverse range of investment and risk management tools. In response to these needs, to enhance the TSE derivatives market and to provide effective risk hedging and asset management tools, TSE has decided to introduce futures and options based on the S&P/TOPIX 150 index, an index developed in cooperation with Standard & Poors.