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Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 17/12/2001

Engen released good results for the six months to 30th September 2001. Turnover grew 20% to P165.456m with replacement cost earnings up 9.8% to P10.051m. Dividends rose 19% to 25t per share.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Requested Tsubasa Securities Co., Ltd. To Submit Business Improvement Report

Date 14/12/2001

TSE requested Tsubasa to submit business improvement report as to internal control, compliance, the action to deter law violation, and clarification of responsibility pursuant to the TSE's Trading Participant Rule.
Stock Exchange of Thailand Raises Order Ceiling To 10 Million Shares And Amends Stabilization Rules

Date 14/12/2001

Mr Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, has announced that the SET Board of Governors passed a resolution to raise the ceiling of trading orders, on both the Main Market and MAI, from one to ten million shares. This will, therefore, be more relevant to the adjusted par value of the securities, as well more appropriate to current market conditions. The resolution also stipulates that the purchase orders for delivery of the over-alloted shares will be queued and di
Revised CBOT/MidAm Christmas and New Year's Day Trading Schedule

Date 14/12/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following Christmas and New Year's Day holiday trading schedules:
NYMEX: Exchange Eliminates Limits On Number Of Electronic Trading Privileges

Date 14/12/2001

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., voted this morning to eliminate the limit on the number of participants that can hold electronic trading privileges on NYMEX ACCESS® internet-based electronic trading platform.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Revised Holiday Schedule

Date 14/12/2001

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) board of directors approved the addition of December 24, 2001, as an official Exchange Holiday for the year 2001. The following is the MGEX schedule for the upcoming holidays:
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Receives CFTC Approval For Electronic Trading

Date 14/12/2001

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) received approval yesterday from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for the rules and regulations that support MGEXpress, the Exchange's electronic trading platform. The electronic trading rules and regulations were submitted to the CFTC under the 45-day approval track and were approved nearly two weeks prior to the end of that period. MGEXpress is scheduled to debut on February 15, 2002.
London Stock Exchange: Record Boost For AIM

Date 14/12/2001

AIM, the London Stock Exchange's international market for growing companies, today welcomed five new companies to its ranks - a record for a single day. Cabouchon Collection plc, Expomedia plc, Inditherm plc, Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc and Telford Homes plc are between them aiming to raise over £14 million through their IPOs.
HKEx: New ISFO Contract Specifications And Trading Procedures To Be Effective 7 January

Date 14/12/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has amended the contract specifications and trading procedures for International Stock Futures and Options (ISFO) to reduce their transaction costs and strengthen their competitiveness. The changes will become effective on 7 January 2002.
Eurex Expands Euro Repo Facility - New Functionality Enables Selection Of Certain Repo Securities - Thirteen Participants Admitted

Date 14/12/2001

Eurex, the international exchange organization, wants to expand its facility for the fully electronic euro repo market further. As of December 17, Eurex Repo is making a so-called Auto-GC Completion functionality available to the market. This functionality supports the participants in active delivery management and will further simplify the Euro GC (General Collateral) repo business: The participants can specify their portfolio in German government securities and jumbo Pfandbrief issues