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CBOE Selects Wasserstein Perella & Co. As Investment Banker

Date 10/04/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it selected Wasserstein Perella & Co. to serve as its advisor during the CBOE's current discussions with the Chicago Board of Trade.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 10/04/2000

A 0.2% gain over the week was again led by bank stocks.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 10/04/2000

The following announcement has been issued by RPC Data (RPC) to shareholders. "Further to the press announcement on 17 March 2000, Robert Fleming (Pty) Ltd is authorised to announce that during the course of further negotiations with the shareholders of Acumen and the shareholders of Pathfinder Enterprises (Pty) Ltd trading as NIIT ("NIIT"), it has been decided that RPC will not purchase the entire issued share capital of NIIT.
Botswana Privatisation policy approved

Date 10/04/2000

After 2 weeks of debate in parliament, Botswana's much talked about privatisation policy has now been approved. The initial draft white paper was presented to government in July 1998 by the Task Force set up by government, which was headed by D. N. Moroka, former Managing Director BP Botswana. Government had since been preoccupied with last year's general elections. The privatisation policy backed by Cabinet was then presented to parliament a few weeks ago for consideration. Government is to set
SWX Reports Successful Stock Market Debut Of Actelion

Date 07/04/2000

Actelion Ltd, ninth company to list on SWX New Market, opens 92% above offering price. The shares of Actelion Ltd., a bio-pharmaceutical company, were traded today for the first time on the SWX New Market. The offering price was set Wendsday night at CHF 260. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 92% above that level at CHF 500, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 2,4 billion.

PHLX Equity and Options Post Record Breaking Volume

Date 07/04/2000

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that volume in PHLX's 950 equity options for the month of March 2000 reached an all-time record of 5,450,551 contracts traded, surpassing by 19% the previous record volume month set in January 2000 when 4,581,850 contracts changed hands. In addition, during the first three months of 2000, PHLX traded a record 14,296,839 equity option contracts, an increase of 26% in comparison to the same period last year.
New Participant On SWX Swiss Exchange: Dexia Privatbank (Schweiz) AG, Zurich

Date 07/04/2000

The SWX has accepted Dexia Privatbank (Schweiz) AG, Zurich, as a participant. The new participant will commence trading activities on the SWX platform on Friday, 7 April 2000.
Nasdaq Sets New Record For One-Day Point Gain

Date 07/04/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today had its largest point increase ever, with preliminary figures showing the Nasdaq Composite® Index rising 178.89 points to 4446.45. The previous point gain record was set on February 23, 2000 with the Composite Index rising 168.21 points.
Longer Trading Hours At Deutsche Börse And Eurex - Trading Until 8:00 p.m. As Of June 2, 2000

Date 07/04/2000

Effective June 2, 2000, Deutsche Börse and Eurex are extending the trading hours in all equities and warrants at FWB, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and in all German equity and equity index derivatives at Eurex until 8:00 p.m. (Frankfurt time).The exchanges made the announcement in Frankfurt on April 7. As of the announced date, closing prices for equities and closing index levels at FWB will be calculated at 8:00 p.m., the closing auction in Xetra will take place as of 8:00 p.m. The cash-market
SFE Experiences Second Busiest Month Ever

Date 06/04/2000

Trading on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) in March 2000 rose to 4,107,137 futures and options contracts - the second highest monthly turnover in SFE's 40-year history.