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Electronic Trading In The Swedish Fixed Income Market

Date 08/05/2001

On 15 May, interbank trading in the Swedish fixed income market, which today is primarily telephone-based, will become an electronic market. The change is as a result of the co-operation between interbank market participants, the Swedish National Debt Office and the OM Fixed Income Exchange. Trading will be conducted through SAXESS, OM's electronic trading system. The SAXESS platform already handles the information system for telephone-based trading (PMI Prices) and Swedish National Debt
Euronext Trading Statistics April 2001: Trading Edges Down In April On Euronext Paris, Amsterdam And Brussels

Date 07/05/2001

Business through the Euronext central orderbook for equities, including both domestic and foreign shares, eased 3.28% from a daily average of EUR 7.17 billion in March to EUR 6.93 billion in April.
Euronext Brussels Trading Statistics April 2001

Date 07/05/2001

The BEL20® fluctuated in a 200 points band to end the month with a slight gain of 0.13% at 2,842.13 points. On the broader market, the BAS Price index and the BAS Return index increased by 0.37% and 0.66% respectively.
Euronext Amsterdam Trading Statistics April 2001 - Index Options Flavour Of The Month

Date 07/05/2001

April proved to be another extremely busy month for bond trading at Euronext Amsterdam's stock market, with the number of bonds traded soaring by 47.7% compared to the same month last year. Trading in shares dropped 12.4% compared to April 2000, while total turnover on the stock market in the first four months of the year rose to ? 722.4 billion, up 5.3% on the corresponding period last year.
Euronext Amsterdam To Sell Off 25% Stake In Tijd Beursmedia B.V.

Date 07/05/2001

Euronext Amsterdam N.V., created by the merger between the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris disposes its 25% interest in Tijd Beursmedia B.V. The stake was originally acquired by Amsterdam Exchanges, the former exchange organisation in Amsterdam, in connection with its publishing activities.

Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The KFMX And KVX Indices Adapted For GICS Algorithm

Date 07/05/2001

In connection with the switch to the new GICS index structure the CSE is going to change the calculation algorithm for the KVX and KFMX indices, so that the algorithm is the same for the GICS, KFMX and KVX indices.
CME Posts Record Open Interest On Second Busiest Trading Day

Date 07/05/2001

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted a record of 11,904,211 on May 4, surpassing the previous record of 11,859,810, set on March 15. It was the second busiest trading day in CME’s history, with 2,258,956 contracts changing hands. The volume record of 2,834,016 contracts was set on April 18.
Chicago Stock Exchange Reaches New Single Daily Volume Record In April

Date 07/05/2001

The CHX topped all previous share volume records on April 18, when share volume peaked at 165,668,874. The Exchange also experienced its seventh busiest day in CHX history on April 19, when share volume reached 142,354,432.
CHF86,909 Million In Turnover On SWX In April 2001

Date 07/05/2001

A total volume of CHF86,909 million was traded on SWX in April, 32.51 percent less than the month before. The total comprises CHF 68,523 million in equities (including funds), CHF13,019 million in bonds, CHF 2,887 in derivatives, CHF 1,134 in USD denominated Eurobonds, CHF 1,327 in EUR denominated Eurobonds and CHF 20 in GBP denominated Eurobonds.
Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For April 2001

Date 07/05/2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 23,013 contracts in April 2001 compared to a figure of 22,499 contracts in April 2000.