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Nymex to Increase Margins on Platinum Futures

Date 09/02/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange today announced that it will increase the margins on its platinum futures contract as of the close of business tomorrow to $1,600 from $1,100 for clearing members; to $1,760 from $1,210 for members; and to $2,160 from $1,485 for customers.
Nasdaq Composite Index Sets New Record High - Second Highest Volume Day Also Established

Date 09/02/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® celebrated the 29th anniversary of its trading system in record fashion with The Nasdaq Composite® Index closing at 4427.50, up 105.73 points for the day and 8.8 percent for the year. Yesterday's record marks the third consecutive day the Composite has closed at a record high, and the seventh record close of the year.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Annual Statistical Report

Date 09/02/2000

In 1999 the total turnover on the Exchange reached SIT 265.7 billion, which was a 53.2% increase over the year 1998. Turnover in individual months fluctuated between SIT 10 billion in July and SIT 44.3 billion in December. The record month of the first half-year was March (same as in 1998) when the Exchange recorded a turnover of SIT 24.3 billion. After the average months of April and May (compared to the other months of 1999). June recorded a slightly higher turnover (SIT 19 billion), but in Ju
JSE Completes-Six-Year Historical Sector Reclassification Data

Date 09/02/2000

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) wishes to advise that the historical sector reclassification data of its listed companies has been completed. The data contains the history of the JSE's Indices, sector and equities, and Includes earnings, dividend yields and price earnings ratios. The data covers the period January 1993 to March 1999.
International Banks And Deutsche Börse Cooperate On European Bond Index Family - Combined Contribution From The Powerhouses Of European Bond Trading - First Real-Time Data Source For European Government Bond Indexes- Greater Transparency In The European

Date 09/02/2000

Deutsche Börse, ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas Group, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter are developing a unique European bond-index family based on real-time prices. The participating banks make their price information available as real-time data to Deutsche Börse, which will use it to calculate an index family. The indexes will be launched in the second quarter of this year, starting with Euro-government bonds followed by actively traded non-government high grade bonds i.e. Ju

Incident Summary For Temporary Disruption Of Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Trading Terminals On 8 February 2000

Date 09/02/2000

At 15:05, a power trip occurred on Hong Kong Island and affected the electricity supply to SEHK's computer room in Exchange Square. The Exchange's Uninterrupted Power Supply system (UPS) was automatically triggered to substitute the city power. AMS was able to continue its normal operation with the UPS cut-in. The UPS also activated its alarm bell to signal a power interruption.
Deutsche Börse Updates Composition Of Stock Indices Sector Indices For Neuer Markt Starting In May

Date 09/02/2000

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse decided the composition of the equity indices MDAX, SDAX and NEMAX 50 as part of the regular index review. A decision was also made regarding the changes that would apply to the DAX in the case of a merger between Mannesmann and Vodafone.
CME Announces President's Day Holiday Schedule

Date 09/02/2000

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the President's Day holiday:
CHX Continues Record-Breaking Pace In 2000 - Trade Volume Eclipses Record Mark - OTC Trading Surges To An All-Time High - QQQ Also Reaches New High

Date 09/02/2000

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) started the new century the way it ended the last, recording new share and trade volume highs in January 2000. Total trade volume reached an all-time monthly record of 4,942,558, an increase of 134 percent over January 1999. Total share volume set a January record at 1,903,578,041, an increase of 89 percent over the same time last year.
Borsa Italiana January Statistics

Date 09/02/2000

Turnover in shares in January amounted to EUR 73,566.2 million compared to EUR 64,055.3 million in December 1999. In January, the average daily turnover in trading shares was EUR 3,503.2 million compared to EUR 3,050.3 million in December 1999.