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BATS 1000 Index Gains 1.3% In Week As All 10 Sectors Rise - Industrials, Basic Materials And Business Services Set Pace

Date 12/10/2010

BATS Exchange, a leading and innovative US securities exchange, reports the BATS 1000 Index (BATSK) gained 1.3% for the Oct. 4-8 period, compared with a 1.6% gain for the S&P 500.

The BATS 1000 Index was at 13,114.13 as of 4 p.m. Friday compared with a final value of 12,940.52 a week ago.

The Industrials & Manufacturing sector rose 2.5% while both the Basic Materials and Business Services groups posted strong weeks with each gaining 2.4%. The Alternative Resources & Energy sector, which had risen at least 2.5% in each of the past two weeks, added another 1.4%.

Below is an overview of the BATS 1000 Index and sub-indices for the week:

Index Ticker

Index Name

Performance

BATSK

BATS 1000 Index

+1.3%

BATAR

BATS Alternative Resources and Energy Sector Index

+1.4%

BATBM

BATS Basic Materials Sector Index

+2.4%

BATBS

BATS Business Services Sector Index

+2.4%

BATCS

BATS Consumer Services Sector Index

+1.4%

BATCG

BATS Consumer Goods Sector Index

+1.1%

BATFN

BATS Financials Sector Index

+0.1%

BATHP

BATS Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Sector Index

+0.8%

BATIM

BATS Industrials and Manufacturing Sector Index

+2.5%

BATTC

BATS Technology and Communications Sector Index

+0.9%

BATUT

BATS Utilities Sector Index

+0.1%



The BATS 1000 Index offers a listings-neutral, broad snapshot of the US equities marketplace by tracking the performance of 1,000 securities classified in 10 important industry sectors. The BATS 1000 Index was launched on July 1, 2009, with a base value of 10,000. The 10 index sectors are adjusted to an equal weighting based on the current value of the index every June during an annual reconstitution process.

The BATS 1000 Index data is available via the Consolidated Tape System (CTS), the operating authority for exchange-listed securities information, enabling distribution of the data to the public via the Internet and other electronic media.

Complete BATS 1000 Index information, criteria for inclusion and current index value are available at: http://www.batstrading.com/market_data/indices/bats_1000/.