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MidAm March Volume At 69,264 Contracts

Date 03/04/2001

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange, a wholly-owned affiliate of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced trading volume of 69,264 contracts for March 2001, up 20.2% from February 2001.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Update Of Norex Index Rules

Date 03/04/2001

The NOREX Index Committee is pleased to announce the final version of the “Rules for the Construction and Maintenance of the NOREX Exchanges‘ All-Share, Sector and Benchmark Indices”.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Handsome Trading Volume Despite Bearish Market In March

Date 03/04/2001

In March 2001, equity trading amounted to DKK 66.6 billion, which was below average thoug handsome compared to a bearish global market. The value of average daily trading amounted to a little more than DKK 3 billion, a 14 per cent fall on February 2001. Compared to the record month of March 2000, the trading volume fell by 18 per cent.
CBOT's March Volume At 20,769,277 Contracts

Date 03/04/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced trading volume of 20,769,277 contracts for March 2001.
Working Group Join Forces To Revive Thai Capital Market

Date 02/04/2001

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced today (31 march 2001) the results of a meeting to gather ideas on way to develop the Thai capital market. The Prime Minister said that working from both public and private sectors participated in the meeting. The groups included 27 organizations (list attached) met to generate ideas for rejuvenating Thailand's capital market, critical component on the march towards economic recovery and future growth. The working groups established two important measur

The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited Acceptance Of International Accounting Standards ("IAS") And Generally Accepted Accounting Principles In The United States Of America ("US GAAP")

Date 02/04/2001

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Exchange) proposes to amend the Exchange Listing Rules of the Main Board: to allow listed issuers and listing applicants, which have or are to have a primary listing on the Exchange, to adopt IAS; and to allow overseas-incorporated listed issuers and listing applicants, which have or are to have a secondary listing on the Exchange, to adopt US GAAP.
SWX: The Twelfth "Kantonalbank" Is Going Public

Date 02/04/2001

The shares of St. Galler Kantonalbank AG were traded today for the first time on the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange. The offering price was set Sunday night at CHF 160. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 0.6% above that level at CHF 161, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 805 million.
SWX Segment For Real Estate Companies

Date 02/04/2001

As of May 1, shares of real estate companies will be traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange in their own market segment. In the real estate companies segment, shares will be listed of those firms that concentrate primarily on direct or indirect investments in real property or provide real estate related services.
Record Options Volume Contributes To Unprecedented March Trade Levels At Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 02/04/2001

Continuing with the record-setting trend at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE), March volume levels closed the month at 317,461 contracts, narrowly missing the volume record for any month just set in February 2001 (320,843.
New World Record: Eurex Turns Over More Than 61 Million Contracts In March - 163.7 Million Contracts Traded In First Quarter - Turnover Records In Numerous Products

Date 02/04/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, set another world record in March: With 61.2 million contracts traded, the world market leader surpassed its March 2000 turnover by 45 percent and beat the previous record of 53.5 million contracts traded in January 2001. After the outstanding results posted in January (53.5 million) and February (48.9 million), Eurex turned over a total of 163.7 million contracts during the first quarter of 2001, also a new record. Trading volume for the same period