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BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) again rose sharply this week to close up 553.36 points to 22,539.82 points, a 2.5 percent increase over the Oct. 24 close.
All ten of the index’s sectors again posted gains, with Financials (up 4.1 percent), Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals (up 3.2 percent) and Business Services (up 3.0 percent) leading the way.
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Week-over-week performance of the BATS 1000 Index and sub-indices |
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Ticker |
Index Name |
Performance |
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BATSK |
BATS 1000 Index |
+2.5% |
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BATAR |
BATS Alternative Resources and Energy Sector Index |
+2.0% |
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BATBM |
BATS Basic Materials Sector Index |
+0.8% |
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BATBS |
BATS Business Services Sector Index |
+3.0% |
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BATCG |
BATS Consumer Goods Sector Index |
+1.9% |
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BATCS |
BATS Consumer Services Sector Index |
+2.6% |
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BATFN |
BATS Financials Sector Index |
+4.1% |
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BATHP |
BATS Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Sector Index |
+3.2% |
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BATIM |
BATS Industrials and Manufacturing Sector Index |
+2.6% |
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BATTC |
BATS Technology and Communications Sector Index |
+2.6% |
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BATUT |
BATS Utilities Sector Index |
+2.3% |
The BATS 1000 Index offers a listings-neutral, broad snapshot of the U.S. equities marketplace by tracking the performance of 1,000 securities classified in ten important industry sectors. The ten 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.
BATS 1000 Index data can also be found via Yahoo! Finance (^BATSK), Reuters.com (.BATSK), and StockCharts ($BATSK), among others.
For more BATS 1000 information, visit: http://www.batstrading.com/market_data/indices/bats_1000/.
