Nymex Announces Schedule For Week Of September 24, 2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced the following schedules for the week of September 24, 2001:

COMEX Division futures and options contracts:

• Aluminum, 9:05 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.
• Copper, 9:10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Gold , 9:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Silver , 9:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.
• Eurotop , 100® and 300® 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (futures only)

NYMEX Division futures and options contracts:

• Platinum, 09:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Palladium, 9:10 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. (futures only)

All NYMEX Division energy futures and options contracts will resume regular trading hours.

Trading on the internet-based NYMEX ACCESS® platform will resume regular hours beginning Sunday night, September 23, 2001, at 7:00 p.m.