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Change In SWX Trading Hours And Trading Calendar, Effective 25 June 2001

Date 15/05/2001

virt-x, the first pan-European blue chip platform, will commence trading on 25 June 2001. The SMI stocks traded so far on the SWX Swiss Exchange will be traded exclusively on virt-x from that date. The SWX Management Board has therefore decided to extend trading hours to 6 pm (along the lines of virt-x) from 25 June for the following products listed and traded on SWX:
Toronto Stock Exchange Operating Schedule - Victoria Day

Date 14/05/2001

The TSE will be closed for the Victoria Day Holiday, Monday, May 21, 2001.
Semi-Annual Changes To The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index

Date 14/05/2001

Effective with the market open on Monday, May 21, 2001, the components of Nasdaq Biotechnology Index® will change.
New Participants On EEX Spot Market - Record Turnover In EEX Spot Market: 53,655 Mwh Traded

Date 14/05/2001

European Energy Exchange EEX has admitted Essent Energy Trading B.V., the largest Dutch power supplier, to electricity trading on the exchange's spot market. This brings the number of participants active on the EEX spot market up to 35.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For April 2001

Date 14/05/2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1491.7 points at the end of April, an increase of 37.9 points from the closing value at the end of March. Volume of trading in April was 1,170,400,000 shares, an increase of 14.33% over the March volume. The value traded in April was KWD245,742,030 an increase of 24.85% over the March trading value. There were 26,931 transactions in April, an increase of 9.06% over the March figure.

Julius Baer Nordic Becomes The 7th New Member Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange In 2001

Date 14/05/2001

On 14 May 2001, Julius Baer Nordic commences trading on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. At the same time the company also commences trading at the Stockholm Exchange.
Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited Cash And Derivatives Markets Quarterly Report

Date 14/05/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published its Cash and Derivatives Markets Quarterly Report (first quarter 2001), which presents a summary of the performance of the Cash and Derivatives markets in the first quarter of 2001, including statistics of the markets and information on listed company activities.
Euronext Brussels implements Euronext Market Model: Euronext Brussels And Paris Trade On The Same Platform

Date 14/05/2001

On the occasion of the implementation of the Euronext Market model, scheduled to be launched on May 21, 2001, Euronext Brussels informs you about certain changes that will occur in respect of trading, order specifications and volatility interruptions, on the Euronext Brussels Markets for Securities (including the trading rules on the New Market).
CME, CBOE Create Joint Venture On Single-Stock Futures - World's Two Largest Equity Derivatives Exchanges To Create For-Profit Company - CBOT To Join With Limited Stake

Date 14/05/2001

The world's largest options exchange and the largest futures exchange in the U.S. are teaming up to introduce a highly anticipated new product - single-stock futures contracts. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today signed a letter of intent to create a joint venture to introduce single-stock futures, following approval by the boards of directors of both exchanges.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 14/05/2001

The firmness in the market continued unabatedly as the DCI gained 46.6 points (+2.6%) to close the week higher at a new all time high of 1850.49 points. The week’s performance was largely driven by gains in all three top market caps in the heavyweight banking sector.