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Measure What Matters, Says Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Chairman

Date 03/09/2001

Investors evaluating and following the Malaysian capital market and the Malaysian economy should measure what matters, says Executive Chairman of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Dato' Mohd Azlan Hashim.
FTSE And Mondo Visione Launch First Index To Track Listed Exchanges

Date 03/09/2001

FTSE, the global index group, has teamed up with Mondo Visione, publisher of the Handbook of World Stock, Derivative and Commodity Exchanges, to produce the world's first index which tracks listed exchanges and other trading venues. The index will be launched today.
Eurex Turns Over 52.3 Million Contracts In August - Record Trading Volumes In Option On Schatz And Deutsche Telekom - Equity Index Derivatives Segment Increases 120 Percent

Date 03/09/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, traded and cleared 52.3 million contracts in August, a 55 percent increase in volume against the same month of last year. Eurex is thus continuing its favorable trend in business this year in the month of August as well. Eurex has already turned over 424 million contracts during the first eight months of 2001, representing an increase of more than 40 percent over the same period of last year.
EEX European Energy Exchange: 1 TWh On Integrated EEX Spot And Futures Market In August- 200 Percent Increase In Spot Market Trading Volume Since Inception - BP Energie New Trading Participants On Futures Market

Date 03/09/2001

EEX European Energy Exchange released its turnover figures for the month of August on Monday: a total of 985.813 megawatt hours (MWh) were traded in the integrated spot and futures market (July 1.3 TWh). The August total comprises 815,928 MWh in the spot market (as compared with 913,778 MWh in July) and 169,885 MWh in the futures market (361,836 MWh in July). 4 TWh have been traded in the futures market since this segment was launched in March.
Deutsche Börse: 315 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In August - Xetra Record In MDAX Stocks

Date 03/09/2001

Volume of 315.1 billion euros was traded on the German stock exchanges in August. The total comprises 225.5 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 89.6 billion euros in fixed-income securities. Of the total volume traded in equities nationwide, 89 percent was posted through Xetra and on the floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse).

Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/09/2001

The market rose 0.6% on decent volumes with a couple of counters hitting new highs.
Volume On a/c/e Continues To Climb, Third Volume Record In A Row

Date 31/08/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that for the third consecutive day its members set a new daily volume record on its electronic trading platform, a/c/e, yesterday trading 450,075 contracts, breaking the former record of 442,491 contracts set the preceding day, August 29, 2001. The CBOT® traded a total of 1,857,814 contracts yesterday, of which 1,407,739 were traded in the open outcry marketplace.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Trading System Temporarily Down

Date 31/08/2001

Mr.Surat Palalikit, Executive Vice President, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) disclosed that at 10.59 a.m. (31 August 2001), there was a slight problem due to SET Broadcast System which caused a temporarily disruption in the trading system for 18 minutes. However, the problem was solved, all trading activities are all in place since 11.17 a.m. and there is no effect to SET trading system. According to Mr.Surat, SET will take a closely look to avoid such problem again in the future.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Explains Spread Adjustment Objectives

Date 31/08/2001

Miss Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, Senior Vice President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) disclosed that after SET had disseminated news about spread adjustment, starting from October, and investors and other relevant parties have expressed opinions on the matter to the SET, the SET wished to explain that the objectives of the change was due to:
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Adjusted The Minimum Trading Spread to One Satang

Date 31/08/2001

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has adjusted the trading spread for securities trading at less than 400 baht. This is in order to increase trading liquidity and support low-priced securities. Securities trading at a price of less than 10 baht per share will be allowed to have a minimum trading spread of one satang. This will be effective in October.