1862年8月21日
As the economy took a beating from the Civil War, the Treasury Department sprung into action by releasing fractional currency, alternately known as postage currency. The new 5, 10, 25, and 50-cent notes hit the streets on this day.
1987年8月21日
It was the go-go '80s and accumulating lavish sums of money was all the rage. The Dow fueled this fashion, taking a ride into the record books during a six-year span that peaked on August 21. On this day, the bull run topped out at a then-unprecedented 2772.40 points. In some ways, however, the summer of '87 was a difficult time for Wall Street. There were some strong economic signs by August, 158 companies on the NYSE had split their stock. However, interest rates were nearing the double-digit barrier and stories were flying about brokers bracing themselves for doom. What's more, Wall Street was engulfed in scandal; the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) was hauling in tax evaders and insider traders in a string of highly publicized cases. On top of that, traders were getting arrested for using and peddling cocaine. So, it was no surprise when, on October 19, the good times came crashing to a halt as the Dow lost a record-setting 508 points.
1995年8月21日 福特认购江铃即将发行B股中的80%股份
8月21日江铃汽车股份有限公司与福特汽车公司在南昌正式签署了江铃B股/ ADS认购及联合开发协议。福特汽车认购江铃即将发行B股中的80%, 占江铃汽车总股本的20%。
1997年8月21日
IBM, after seeing the value of its shares do a steady slide during the late '80s and early '90s as Microsoft and other upstarts made an end run on the home-computing market, received good news on this day when its stock burst to a new high of $177.125, before closing the day at $173.625. Though Big Blue had slipped to number three in the technology field, its rising stock price was seen as a sign of renewed fiscal health.
2000年8月21日 上证综指突破2100点
8月21日,上证综指突破2100点。
2001年8月21日 安阳钢铁上市次日收盘即跌破发行价
8月21日安阳钢铁上市第二天收盘收于6.77元,跌破该股6.8元的发行价,为近年上市新股少见。
2003年8月21日 上证所大宗交易系统完成首笔交易
据上证所统计,截至8月20日下午3点30分大宗交易系统服务中止,上证所大宗交易系统共收到会员大宗交易意向报价6笔,成交申报4笔,最终成交2笔,累计登陆人数为40人。2笔成交分别是:国债0301券,2万手,成交价格99.90元;国债0303券,2万手,成交价格101.36元。
2006年8月21日 《融资融券交易试点实施细则》实施
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2006年8月21日 上海石油交易所开业
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