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AMEX Index Options closed as follows:

Biotechnology Index (BTK): up 0.14 to 143.56. Contracts volume 152, with 5 puts and 147 calls.

Morgan Stanley Consumer Index (CMR): down 1.37 to 342.34. Contracts volume 0 with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Morgan Stanley Commodity Index (CRX): up 0.56 to 217.72. Contracts volume 50, with 0 puts and 50 calls.

Morgan Stanley Cyclical Index (CYC): up 0.61 to 394.22. Contracts volume 0 with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Pharmaceutical (RV LEAPS) (DGL): down 0.08 to 36.71. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Pharmaceutical Index (DRG): down 0.88 to 367.05. Contracts volume 36 with 26 puts and 10 calls.

Eurotop 100 Index (EUR): up 0.96 to 161.48. Contracts volume 0 with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Hong Kong Leaps (HKL): up 0.15 to 27.40. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Hong Kong 30 Option Index (HKO): up 1.44 to 273.95. Contracts volume 252 with 5 puts and 247 calls.

Morgan Health Payor (HMO): down 2.10 to 227.22. Contracts volume 2, with 2 puts and 0 calls.

AMEX Gold BUGS Index (HUI): down 0.17 to 163.78. Contracts volume 14 with 10 puts and 4 calls.

The Inter@ctive Week Internet Index (IIX): down 3.50 to 247.46. Contracts volume 217 with 24 puts and 193 calls.

Japan Index (JPN): down 0.06 to 197.09. Contracts volume 666, with 41 puts and 625 calls.

S&P Midcap Index (MID): up 0.61 to 255.36. Contracts volume 1,848, with 43 puts and 1,805 calls.

Morgan Stanley High-Tech 35 Index (MSH): down 3.20 to 386.52. Contracts volume 489 with 476 puts and 13 calls.

Mexico (RV LEAPS) Index (MXL): up 0.01 to 9.01. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Mexico Index (MXY): up 0.10 to 90.08. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Networking Index (NWX): down 2.19 to 299.53. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Morgan Healthcare Provider (RXH): up 2.16 to 308.72. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Morgan Healthcare Product (RXP): down 0.43 to 401.99. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Airline Index (XAL): down 1.42 to 403.51. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Securities Broker Dealer Index (XBD): down 0.91 to 496.68. Contracts volume 0, with 0 puts and 0 calls.

Computer Technology Index (XCI): down 4.15 to 344.44. Contracts volume 52 with 39 puts and 13 calls.

Institutional Index (XII): down 4.38 to 807.93. Contracts volume 790, with 670 puts and 120 calls.

XMI Leaps Index (XLT): down 0.28 to 67.94. Contracts volume 20, with 20 puts and 0 calls.

Major Market Index (XMI): down 2.81 to 679.37. Contracts volume 79, with 29 puts and 50 calls.

Natural Gas Index (XNG): down 2.38 to 368.67. Contracts volume 252, with 110 puts and 142 calls.

Oil Index (XOI): up 0.98 to 396.56. Contracts volume 616, with 289 puts and 327 calls.

North American Telecommunications Index (XTC): down 5.02 to 419.52. Contracts volume 30, with 15 puts and 15 calls.

Totals: Contracts volume 5,565, with 1,804 puts and 3,761 calls.

SOURCE American Stock Exchange

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