TIFFE Press Release

Press Release
(Feb 28, 1997)

Extension of U.S.Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Futures' Trading Hours

The Japanese Ministry of Finance gave, on February 21, 1997, an authority to TIFFE that the Exchange may open the evening session (16:00-18:00) for U.S.Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Futures trading. The Exchange has decided to start the evening session as from March 3, 1997. The trading hours of U.S.Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Futures will be as follows.

Contract Name	Current Trading Hours	New Trading Hours as from March 3, 1997
U.S.Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Futures	9:00a.m - 11:30a.m 12:30p.m - 3:30p.m	9:00a.m - 11:30a.m 12:30p.m - 3:30p.m 4:00p.m - 6:00p.m