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Fonterra Lists $200m Capital Notes Issue On NZSE Debt Market

Date 03/12/2001

New Zealand's largest company, dairy industry giant Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, today Listed its $200 million capital note issue on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE) Debt Market.
Eurex: Another Worldwide Record At Eurex - Some 74 Million Contracts Traded In November - Double The November 2000 Volume - Record Turnover In Equity Options And Capital Market Products

Date 03/12/2001

Eurex, the international derivatives market, set a new worldwide record in trading volume in November: With some 74 million contracts traded, the world market leader clearly topped its previous record of 68.5 million contracts traded in September 2001. Compared with the figure for November last year (37 million contracts), Eurex doubled the volume traded. From January to November 2001, over 630 million contracts changed hands in the derivatives market, representing an increase of more than 50 pe
Deutsche Börse: 342 Billion Euros In Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges In November

Date 03/12/2001

A total of 342.1 billion euros in volume was traded on the German stock exchanges in November, about 9 percent higher than the previous month's level (October: 315 billion euros). The November total comprises 248.7 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 93.4 billion euros in fixed-income securities.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New KFX portfolio As From 27 December 2001

Date 03/12/2001

The future active and base portfolios have now been selected. In comparison with the present KFX portfolio, Københavns Lufthavne is going to leave the index and will be replaced by Sophus Berendsen B. Sophus Berendesen has previously been part of the KFX Index up to 1998.
Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange On December 17

Date 03/12/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) wishes to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri from Monday, 17 December 2001 until Wednesday, 19 December 2001.The offices of the KLSE Group will resume operations on Thursday, 20 December 2001.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Names Richard Sears Managing Director, Foreign Exchange

Date 03/12/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has named Richard E. Sears to the newly created position of Managing Director, Foreign Exchange in the Products and Services Division. He reports to Managing Director Satish Nandapurkar
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 03/12/2001

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Tuesday, December 11, the CBOT® will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the Chicago Board of Trade's 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the federal funds market.
CBOE® Index Volume Up 55%

Date 03/12/2001

Strong index volume continued in November at the Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE) as investors sought broad market protection. Total index option volume at CBOE increased by 55% to 6,235,093 contracts from 4,016,338 contracts in November 2000. Open interest in all CBOE index options stood at 10,866,481 contracts (5,348,929 calls and 5,517,552 puts) at the end of November, an increase of 143% versus November 2000 when open interest stood at 4,464,041 contracts.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 03/12/2001

The recent bull run in the market subsided a bit with the market virtually flat for the week. Only three counters moved in price.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 03/12/2001

Chobe has released poor results for the six months to 31st August 2001. While turnover rose 13% over the same period last year to P16.1m, cost of revenue went up 49.5% to P9.5m. Operating expenditure increased 90% to P6.2m. The net result was a loss P1.1m compared with earnings of P2.2m in the previous year.