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NYMEX: Exchange To Resume Earlier Gold, Silver, Copper Opening, Beginning January 2

Date 11/12/2001

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will resume the regular opening times for its COMEX Division gold, silver, and copper futures and options markets beginning on January 2.

These markets will continue to trade on an abbreviated schedule with closing times that are one hour earlier than they were prior to September 11.

Trading hours for all Exchange futures and options markets will be as follows:

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Open Outcry Trading

NYMEX ACCESS® Trading

Copper

8:10 AM to 1:00 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM

Aluminum

8 AM to 1:10 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM

Gold

8:20 AM to 1:30 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM

Silver

8:25 AM to 1:25 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM

Eurotop 100® and 300® futures

8:15 AM to 11:00 AM

 

Platinum

8:20 AM to 1:05 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM

Palladium

8:30 AM to 1 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 8 AM

Propane

9:20 AM to 1:10 PM

5 to 7 PM, Mon. - Thurs.

Natural Gas

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM*

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM

Brent Crude Oil

9:45 AM to 2:30 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM

Light, Sweet Crude Oil

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM

Heating Oil

10:05 AM to 2:30 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM

Unleaded Gasoline

10:05 AM to 2:30 PM

7 Sun./3:15 PM, M-Th to 9 AM

Crack Spread Options

10:05 AM to 2:30 PM

 

Brent/WTI Spread Options

10:00 AM to 2:30 PM

 

Coal Futures

10:30 AM to 2:00 PM

 

Henry Hub natural gas swaps are traded on NYMEX ACCESS® from 7 PM, Sunday, and 3:15 PM, Mondays through Thursdays, through 1:30 the next day, with a one-hour halt from 9AM to 10 AM.

*Natural gas futures and options will close at 2:45 PM on any futures termination day that falls on a Wednesday.