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Singapore Exchange Press Statement - Collective Custodial's Offer For Clob Securities

Date 28/12/1999

The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd ("CDP") refers to the media reports of 28 December 1999 relating to a direct offer by Collective Custodial Services (Asia) Pte Ltd ("Collective") for the Clob securities held by investors.
Singapore Exchange Is Y2K Ready

Date 28/12/1999

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to announce that the systems for both its securities and derivatives markets are Y2K ready, having successfully undergone several rounds of industry testing.
ParisBourse SBF SA Interest Rate And Commodities Futures And Options Markets Changes In The Trading Hours For Thursday, December 30th 1999

Date 28/12/1999

As provided in the article M4.1.3 of market regulations, ParisBourse SBF SA informs you that interest rate futures and commodities futures markets, and their options, will be exceptionally closed at 17:00 ( Paris time ) on Thursday, December 30th 1999. Therefore the evening session ( GLO ) will not be open.
NYMEX to Wait for January Board Discussion Before Listing New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline October 2000 Contract

Date 28/12/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange today announced that it will not list the October 2000 contract month for New York Harbor unleaded gasoline futures until the issue is discussed at the January 5 meeting of the Exchange board of directors.
New Nasdaq Marketsite Tower To Light Up Times Square Largest Video Screen In The World - Mayor Giuliani And NASD CEO Zarb To Light At 5P.M. Today

Date 28/12/1999

The Nasdaq Stock Market® will formally open its new Nasdaq MarketSite Tower-the largest video screen in the world-in the heart of New York's Times Square this afternoon at five o'clock.

Nasdaq To Freeze Certain Data From December 27, 1999, Through January 3, 2000 As Part Of Y2K Plan

Date 28/12/1999

The Nasdaq Stock Market® yesterday announced that, as part of its Y2K implementation plan, Nasdaq® will not make data changes for equity and debt issues and market participants on the Nasdaq system from Monday, December 27, 1999, through January 3, 2000.
Exchange To Lower Delivery Discount For Forties Blend And Create Qua Iboe Premium

Date 28/12/1999

The New York Mercantile Exchange today announced that it will decrease the discount for delivery of Forties Blend crude oil from $.35 per barrel to $.30 per barrel and create a premium of $.05 per barrel for delivery of the Qua Iboe grade beginning with the delivery of the April 2000 light, sweet crude oil futures contract.
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Acution

Date 28/12/1999

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on December 28 of the standard maturity of 14 days.
1999 Trading Volume, IPOs Star At The NYSE

Date 28/12/1999

The New York Stock Exchange set records in 1999 for trading volume and initial public offerings, listing more than 94 percent of the year's qualified domestic IPOs, according to preliminary year-end results.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Plans Introduction of SPAN(R) And Amendments To Futures & Options Margin System

Date 27/12/1999

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) plans to adopt the Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk (SPAN) margin calculation method, as developed by Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), for calculation of margins for futures and options transactions as of October 2000. There will be no overlap with the current system.