| 1. | Serfin was the only Mexican financial group traded on the Big Board.
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| 2. | Advancing stocks outnumbered decliners on the Big Board by 13 to 8.
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| 3. | Five stocks rose for every two that fell on the Big Board.
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| 4. | But no company has ever left the Big Board for the Nasdaq.
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| 5. | Advancing stocks outpaced decliners on the Big Board by 13 to 10.
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| 6. | Some 434 . 47 million shares changed hands on the Big Board.
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| 7. | Astra will be the second Swedish company to join the Big Board.
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| 8. | The Big Board says its current maximum is 500 messages a second.
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| 9. | Others say the Big Board should do away with trading halts altogether.
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| 10. | That is expected to happen later this year for Big Board stocks.
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