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Program Trading Averaged 21.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 22-May 26

Date 01/06/2000

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 22-May 26.
Nymex Sets Unleaded Gasoline Futures Record Volume

Date 01/06/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange established a daily volume record yesterday when 73,383 gasoline futures contracts were traded, exceeding the 66,539 contracts traded on March 31, 1999.
LIFFE Trading Volume For May 2000 Shows A 35 Percent Rise Over Previous Year

Date 01/06/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) traded an average daily nominal value of £277 billion (?418 billion) and a total nominal value of £6,095 billion (?9,203 billion) during May 2000. This represents a rise in total value of 54% over May last year and is up 50% on last month.
KCBT Sets New Exchange Volume Records For Month Of May

Date 01/06/2000

Total exchange volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade in May broke all previous volume records for the month of May. Total volume at the exchange for the month was 219,011 contracts. The previous May record was 186,224 contracts, set in 1997.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

Date 01/06/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange wishes to announce that the offices of the Exchange and its subsidiaries will be closed on Saturday, 3 June 2000 in conjunction with the Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. The Exchange and its subsidiaries will commence operations on Monday, 5 June 2000.

CBOT Members Set New 10-Year Agency Note Futures Daily Volume Record

Date 01/06/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that CBOT members set a new 10-Year Agency Note futures contract daily volume record, trading 15,007 contracts on Tuesday, May 30, 2000.
ASX And Reuters Chip In For Charity

Date 01/06/2000

The ASX Reuters Charity Foundation today donated $600,000 to six Sydney-based charities, with most of the funds being used for medical research.
Amendments To The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Listing Rules Concerning Mutual Funds, Unit Trusts And Open-ended Investment Companies

Date 01/06/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is pleased to announce that the Exchange Listing Rules have been amended to provide for the following changes in respect of mutual funds, unit trusts and open-ended investment companies:-
Seven Nasdaq Stocks Begin Trading on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Pilot Program - Amgen, Applied Materials, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Starbucks

Date 31/05/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® (Nasdaq®) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKEx) today announced the beginning of a pilot program to quote and trade seven Nasdaq stocks in Hong Kong. The seven stocks include some of the largest Nasdaq stocks with strong business interests in Asia, as follows: Amgen, Applied Materials, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Starbucks.
Nymex To Increase Electricity Margins

Date 31/05/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange will raise the margins on its California/Oregon border and Palo Verde electricity futures and on the July and August 2000 Cinergy, Entergy, and Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Maryland electricity futures contracts as of the close of business today.