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Three Minute Silence

On Wednesday 5 January 2005 at 12:00 noon GMT, the London Stock Exchange will join the rest of the United Kingdom in observing three minutes silence, as a mark of respect for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.

The market will remain open during this period and automatic execution will continue. However, we invite member firms to join us in observing the silence and not trading during this period.

Its about time to.

Perhaps,now, somebody will suggest that ALL THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES kick back the commission they have been charging on ALL THE DONATIONS MADE BY CARD

I thing about the victims every time the news is on , i don't need to be told when i should remember , why 3 minutes does 1 minute = 100,000 dead if so should we have 15 minutes for the dead of the 2 world wars. Do we have to use moral blackmail to make people observe a 3 minute silence, let the donations show that we care and are remembering them.

what a waste of time.....i certainly appreciate the sentiment, but a better course of action would be to donate 3minutes wages/salary......and do it every day for a month

Totally agree with both posts.

It's very easy to throw money at something to show (pretend) that you care.

However, 3 minutes silence is A MARK OF RESPECT and should be treated as such.

StarFrog

absolutely no offence intended. but chucking money and hope some sticks where its needed is far better than any mark of respect.thank God we are still a compassionate nation ready to help othetrs in need.