Notice 01-81

FROM:
Neal Wolkoff, Executive Vice President

RE:
Early Closing

DATE:
March 5, 2001



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The executive committee of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has decided to 
close the Exchange early today due to anticipated transportation problems 
because of the on-going snowstorn in the New York metropolitan area.

All NYMEX Division and COMEX Division markets will close at 1:00 P.M.  All 
post-close sessions will occur at the regular interval to the end of trading.

For the most current information, the Exchange is advising that individuals 
check Fastfacts, the Exchange,s 24-hour information service, at (212) 
301-4871 and use extension 900 for announcements, or log onto the Exchange,s 
world wide web home page on the Internet- http://www.nymex.com.

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