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Deutsche Börse Proposes Dividend Of 3 Euros And Stock Split To Annual General Meeting - CFO Hlubek: "Investments In The Future" - Ten New Shares For One Old One In The Stock Split

Date 19/03/2001

The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG will propose to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that a dividend of three euros per share be disbursed, as Deutsche Börse reported in an ad hoc announcement on Monday evening. All of the new shares from the capital increase in the framework of the initial public offering on February 5 this year are also entitled to receive a dividend.
CBOT: The Final Settlement Prices Of March Futures, Contracts

Date 19/03/2001

The Final Settlement Prices of March Futures, Contracts were issued today.
CBOT To Launch New Mortgage Futures, Options On March 23, 2001

Date 19/03/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade will launch its new Mortgage futures and options contracts on Friday, March 23, 2001, starting at 9:00 a.m. (Chicago time) in open outcry. The contracts will begin trading on the a/c/eSM electronic trading system at 8:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on Sunday, March 25, 2001.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 19/03/2001

While global markets tumbled, the DCI soared 63.97 points (3.9%) to close the week at 1688.99 points, driven by bullish sentiment following a positive country rating by Moody’s, one of the world’s most renowned credit rating agencies.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 19/03/2001

ABCH announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2000. Net interest income rose a strong 41% to P96.9m. Total income went up 85% to P203.7m, while operating expenses rose 63% to P87.1m. Profit before tax and exceptional items grew a strong 78% to P100.4m. However, additional bad debts provisions of P46.8m resulted in profit before tax declining by 13% to P46.9m. The net result was a decline of 50% in earnings to P21.2m. The company says that the one-off bad debt charges were due to hist

IPE Electricity Futures Go Live

Date 16/03/2001

The IPE will launch its Electricity futures contract on Monday 19 March 2001, following the confirmation yesterday by Peter Hain, Energy Minister, that NETA will go-ahead as planned, on 27 March.
FTSE Wins Consolidated CalPERS Benchmark Assignment

Date 16/03/2001

FTSE, the global index company, announced that the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the US’s largest public pension fund with $170 billion in assets, will use a customized version of the FTSE All-World Index as their primary international equity portfolio performance benchmark.
FTSE SmallCap Consultation Exercise Launched Today

Date 16/03/2001

FTSE launches today a consultation exercise to gather views from UK-based market users on proposed changes to the design and review of the FTSE SmallCap index. Suggested changes include fixing the constituent number at 400 stocks and reviewing the index quarterly rather than annually. Subject to market feedback and necessary approvals, the changes could be implemented from year-end.
Four Companies Join Roster Of NYSE-Listed Stocks

Date 16/03/2001

In the week ended March 16, four companies joined the roster of NYSE-listed stocks.
CME Open Interest Continues Record-Setting Trend As S&P 500 and Eurodollar Futures Post Record Open Interest

Date 16/03/2001

Volatile markets continued to increase demand for financial risk management products, leading to new records at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME). Exchangewide open interest set another record for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, March 15, at 11,859,810 positions, surpassing Wednesday’s record of 11,692,054.