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SFE Performs Solidly In 1999

Date 07/01/2000

The volume of trading at the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) in 1999 amounted to 29.8 million futures and options contracts, matching the near-record turnover of 1998. Last year's figure equates to a nominal value of A$9.7 trillion - more than 35 times the value of equities market activity and second only to foreign exchange as a contributor to Australia's financial markets turnover.
Program Trading Averaged 19.4 Percent of NYSE Volume During Dec. 27-31

Date 07/01/2000

The New York Stock Exchange yesterday released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Dec. 27-31. The data indicated that during Dec. 27-31, program trading amounted to 19.4 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 577.0 million shares, or 111.7 million shares a day.
Press Statement From Singapore Exchange Regarding KLSE Statement On CLOB

Date 07/01/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange ("KLSE") issued a statement on 31 December 1999, inter alia, announcing, the extension of the authorised nominee status of The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd ("CDP") for a final period of six months to end on 30 June 2000. The KLSE statement states that "With this final extension to 30 June 2000, CDP would have been given a total of 19 months to resolve the CLOB issue." The KLSE's suggestion that CDP has been responsible for the impasse is contradicted by the facts
Nymex Records Highest-Ever Annual Volume

Date 07/01/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange set an annual volume record of 109,538,831 contracts in 1999, topping the record 95,018,685 contracts traded in 1998 by more than 15%.
Nymex Board Votes To List More Months Of Gasoline Futures Trading; Amends Specifications To Reference EPA Requirements

Date 07/01/2000

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange has voted to list gasoline futures contracts for October 2000 through January 2001 with amended specifications calling for the gasoline's oxygen content to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.

Nasdaq Sets New Record For One-day Point Gain

Date 07/01/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today had its largest point increase ever, with figures showing the Nasdaq Composite® Index rising 155.49 points to 3882.62. The previous point-gain record was set on December 21, 1999 with the Composite Index rising 127.30 points.
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Records All Time High For All Share Index

Date 07/01/2000

A new record closing value of 8,654 was recorder for the JSE/Actuaries All Share Index today. The 8,600 mark has been reached for the first time in the JSE's 112 year history. The All Share Index recorded a previous high of 8,543 on December 29, 1999.
Innovation, Technology Propel CHX Volume In '99 - Exchange Shatters Annual Volume Record - CHX Leads Industry With Innovative E-Session Extended Trading Hours - OTC Program Expands As Volume Takes Off

Date 07/01/2000

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) again posted industry-leading volume growth in 1999 as it further expanded its innovative initiatives and firmly established itself as a growing competitive force in the U.S. equity markets. CHX 1999 trade volume increased 86 percent over 1998 to a record 30,395,920. Share volume also hit a record 14,398,470,523, an increase of 59 percent over the previous year. Since 1996, CHX annual volume has more than tripled.
CBOT/MIDAM Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 07/01/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (MidAm) have established the following trading schedules in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday:
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 07/01/2000

The market ushered in the new millennium on a negative note, down 0.2% from the year's close of 1399.30.