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Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Flaxseed Futures Volume Up On Production Concerns And Export Demand

Date 04/10/2000

Concerns about crop quality have played a large role in the Nov 00 flaxseed contract's price movement. Stress from the summer's mixture of wet and warm weather conditions, and then cool and dry conditions, is expected to have lowered this year's crop yield potential according to trade and industry sources.
Total Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Futures Volume 14% Higher Than Year-Ago Levels

Date 04/10/2000

Total futures volume for September 2000 was 13.7% (203,053 contracts) higher than the 178,664 contracts recorded for the same period a year ago. Monthly volume in canola, feed wheat, and flaxseed showed substantial increases over year-ago levels and was partially offset by a decline in western barley trade and a lack of trade in field peas. With the Exchange for Physicals (EFPs) included, September 2000 futures trading volume totaled 224,101 contracts. Calendar year-to-date total volume in futur
Singapore Exchange And Korea Stock Exchange Sign Agreement To Facilitate Development Of Markets

Date 04/10/2000

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen information-sharing links that will lead to the further development of both exchanges’ derivatives and securities markets.
Nasdaq Preliminary Third Quarter 2000 Results - Daily Share Volume Averaged $1.58 Billion - Total Dollar Volume Exceeded 4.7 Trillion

Date 04/10/2000

The Nasdaq Composite® Index finished the third quarter of 2000 significantly higher than it was the same period one year ago, while trading activity continued to ascend. On September 29th, the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 3672.82, a gain of 33.74 percent from the end of the third quarter the year before. The Composite declined 7.39 percent, however, from the second quarter of this year and was 9.74 percent lower for the year.
GSCC And CME Announce Cross-Margining Of Government Securities And Eurodollar Futures, Options

Date 04/10/2000

The Government Securities Clearing Corporation (GSCC) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) today announced plans to implement an arrangement that will enable certain members of both entities to cross-margin their buy-sell and repo activity in U.S. Government securities against Eurodollar futures and options traded at the CME.

Delayed Introduction Of S&P/TOPIX 150 Futures And Options

Date 04/10/2000

Although originally expected to debut in November, TSE has decided to delay the introduction of S&P/TOPIX 150 Futures and Options. This decision has been taken to allow TSE and S&P to establish S&P/TOPIX 150 more securely in the marketplace before launching related derivatives products. An announcement will be made as soon as the new launch date has been decided.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 04/10/2000

Activity slowed down as the market weakened further to end the week 1.3% lower.
Botswana Stock Exchange Company News

Date 04/10/2000

Sechaba Brewery Holdings - At the official opening ceremony of Kgalagadi Breweries (KBL) new P20m bottling line, it was announced that KBL is to start exporting St Louis Light Lager to South Africa. St Louis Light Lager has a 3.5% alcohol content and is Botswana's best selling beer brand, with a 34% share of the 52 million litres per annum Botswana beer market.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Daily Trading Volume Record Levels In Canola Futures

Date 03/10/2000

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) established a new daily pit trading volume record in the November canola futures contract on October 2, 2000 at 10,079 contracts. The previous record for daily trading volume in a single contract month for canola was 9,739 contracts set on October 1, 1998.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Auctions Repurchase Agreements For 19 Billion Krónur

Date 03/10/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on October 3 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 10.6 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 19 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.