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Osaka Mercantile Exchange Aluminium Futures Weekly Report

Date 26/01/2000

Distant month : opening 177.3 yen, a high 185.0 yen (Jan.19), a low 177.3 yen (Jan. 17), closing 180.8 yen
HKFE Updates Members On HSI Futures And Options Migration Process

Date 26/01/2000

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE) updated Members today on the Hang Seng Index (HSI) Futures and Options migration process. The Exchange remains committed to the migration of its HSI products to HKATS and becoming a fully electronic marketplace. Migration is a process and today's briefing is just one step in that process.
Eurex World's Largest In Nokia Options Launches New Finnish Stock Options

Date 26/01/2000

On January 24, the European derivatives market Eurex launched eight new stock options on Finnish equities: StoraEnso, TietoEnator, Helsinki Telephone, Sampo Insurance, Metso, Metsä-Serla, Fortum and Huhtamäki van Leer have been added to the selection of Nordic stock options available for trading, which already included Nokia, UPM and Sonera. The listing of Finnish products is a result of the cooperation finalized between Eurex and HEX last year.
CBOE Lists TARGETS® on Sun Microsystems (SUNW)

Date 26/01/2000

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today opened trading on a new issue of Targeted Growth Enhanced Terms Securities (TARGETS®), a hybrid security whose value is linked to Sun Microsystems common stock (SUNW).
Amsterdam Exchanges Change To Trading Times For Investment Funds

Date 26/01/2000

The trading times for investment funds (open-end funds and closed-end funds) will change as of 1 March 2000, when the start of trading will be brought forward thirty minutes to 9.00 a.m. This means that investment funds will be traded between 9.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. with effect from 1 March 2000.

Nasdaq Sets Third Consecutive Share Volume Record - Latest Record Is Just Shy Of 2 Billion Shares

Date 25/01/2000

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced yesterday that it has set a third consecutive share volume record. Preliminary figures show more than 1.972 billion shares were traded. Daily volume so far this year averages 1.666 billion shares.
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Restriction Notice On Win Successful Securities Limited

Date 25/01/2000

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong was informed that the Securities and Futures Commission had issued a restriction notice on Win Successful Securities Limited (7280) today.
FTSE International Tracks The e-Boom

Date 25/01/2000

FTSE International is adapting its index classification system in the wake of the boom in e-commerce companies and the expected growth in this area.
CME Butter Futures Set Open Interest Records

Date 25/01/2000

Open interest in butter futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has risen considerably and set open interest records, reaching 1,250 on Jan. 24. Since Dec. 21, open interest in butter futures has risen nearly 113 percent.
Central Bank Of Iceland Weekly Repo Auction, 25.Jan.

Date 25/01/2000

The Central Bank of Iceland held a weekly auction of repurchase agreements on January 25 of the standard maturity of 14 days. The auction was a fixed rate one at 9.8 per cent p.a. Offers were made for a total amount of 16.7 billion krónur resulting in repurchase contracts for that amount.