NYMEX To Postpone Listing Additional Gasoline Months

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will postpone listing additional months of trading in its unleaded gasoline futures contract, beginning with the January 2004 contract, originally scheduled for listing on January 2, due to changes in state and federal gasoline requirements beginning in 2004.

Exchange President J. Robert Collins, Jr., said, "The Exchange is closely monitoring all regulatory developments related to gasoline and working with the industry to anticipate the appropriate specifications."