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SFE Seeks Clear Disclosure Before Making Decision On New SPI®

Date 30/03/2000

The Chairman of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), Mr Rick Holliday-Smith, issued the following statement after an SFE Board meeting on Wednesday, 29 March: "The SFE Board will seek clear disclosure from Standard & Poor's (S&P), the operator of ASX's index business from 3 April, before naming the index to underlie SFE's new Share Price Index (SPI®) futures and options contracts.
Program Trading Averaged 18.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 20-Mar. 24

Date 30/03/2000

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 Mar. 20-Mar.24. The data indicated that during Mar. 20-Mar.24, program trading amounted to 18.9 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 1,038.6 million shares, or 196.3 million shares a day.
Osaka Mercantile Exchange RSS3 Futures And Rubber Index Futures Weekly Report

Date 30/03/2000

On March 21, OME RSS3 futures opened marginally lower on long-liquidation in the absence of bullish factors. The current month and distant month fell to 63.90 yen and 77.90 yen, respectively. Later, the yen went lower due to the raise of the interest rate by FRB.
Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Date 30/03/2000

On March 21, OME Aluminium futures opened slightly easier or unchanged with distant January contract at 171.5 yen, down 0.3 yen from the last Friday's close on lack of fresh factors.
CBOT Sets Volume Record For 10-Year Agency Contracts, Announces 5-Year Agency Products To Launch May 3

Date 30/03/2000

On the heels of another record for daily trading volume in its 10-Year Agency Note futures contract, the Chicago Board of Trade announced today it will launch 5-Year Agency Note contracts May 3. CBOT members traded 13,259 10-Year Agency futures yesterday, surpassing the previous record of 9,293 set March 23. The CBOT launched its10-Year contract on March 15, 2000, and continues to lead the industry in volume and liquidity. Open interest in CBOT 10-Year Agency futures reached 12,778 yesterday -

Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Amendment To The Exchange Listing Rules

Date 29/03/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has amended Rule 8.10 of the Exchange Listing Rules following the recent market consultation. The rule change will come into effect on May 1, 2000. Under Rule 8.10 (as amended), a competing business is dealt with by way of disclosure. The revised rule requires disclosure of any director's interest in a competing business in all annual reports published after April 30, 2000.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Elects Board of Governors

Date 29/03/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today the results of its annual Board of Governors' election.
ISDEX Internet Stock Index Stock Components To Be Altered

Date 29/03/2000

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces the following changes to the ISDEX index of Internet stocks, effective following the close of trading Friday: Beyond.com and iVillage are removed and i2 Technologies and Vignette are added.
ICICI Bank Joins ICIC As Indian Companies Listed On The NYSE

Date 29/03/2000

The shares of ICICI Bank, India's largest new private sector bank, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today as American depositary receipts under the ticker symbol IBN.
CBOT/EPA Host Eighth Annual SO2 Emission Allowance Auction; CBOT Positioned As Environmental Exchange For The Next Generation

Date 29/03/2000

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today the results of the eighth annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission allowance auction held on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The results will be posted on the EPA's website at www.epa.gov/acidrain/auctions/aucmain.html, or visit the CBOT's website at www.cbot.com/acidrain.