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Nymex's death knell to floor?
The New York Mercantile Exchange's decision to introduce side-by-side electronic and open-outcry trading heralds the beginning of the end for its floor trade, many market participants believe
National Grid to buy KeySpan for $7.3bn cash
UK utility National Grid will acquire US utility KeySpan for approximately $7.3 billion in cash to create the third-largest energy delivery company in the United States .
CME eyes energy market
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange plans to launch energy futures contracts once its non-competitive agreement with the New York Mercantile Exchange expires this summer.
E.ON bids $35 bn for Endesa
German power and gas company E.ON has announced a $35 billion (29.1 billion euro) bid for Spain’s largest power company Endesa.
Spectron brokers first UK dark spread
The first brokered UK dark spread has been traded through UK-headquartered brokerage Spectron. The trade, between Sempra and Scottish Power was a Summer ‘06 deal, representing 5,000 tonnes of coal (API#2) versus 15 MW of electricity. It is understood to…
Nymex’s side-by-side trading seen as deathknell to floor
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) will introduce side-by-side electronic and open-outcry trading in its physically settled energy futures contracts in the second quarter of 2006.
UBS, Diapason to launch first biofuels index
Swiss bank UBS and Swiss commodity firm Diapason Commodities Management Investors are to launch the first commodity-based index for biological fuels.
SGX and CBOT to partner on commodities
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will launch a joint commodities derivative exchange early this year, marking a step towards fulfilling SGX's strategy to be an Asian gateway. Joe Marsh reports