NetherlandsAntitrust/Competition Law
Share and bond prices rose sharply over the first 1995 half, buoyed by upbeat sentiment on the New York Stock Exchange, improved macro-economic prospects and declining interest rates. The Amsterdam EOE-Index rose from 414.47 to 432.38 points over the first half, an increase of 5%. The CBS bond index rose by the same percentage. Dutch share turnover rose to a record high in the first half: NLG177.0 bn, compared with NLG175.9 bn in the year-earlier period. On the issuing front, the admissions to listing and/or share issues of Samas Groep, ASM Lithography, Baan Company, Copeba (Compagnie Benelux Paribas) and Vendex International stole much of the limelight.
Turnover
Total turnover in June was fractionally down on the year-earlier month at NLG111.4 (114.6) bn. The June figure was also down on that of May, when total turnover amounted to NLG125.6 bn. At NLG685.5 bn, total turnover over the first 1995 half lagged marginally behind the NLG688.2 bn booked in the first half of 1994.
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