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Euronext: Over 200 Companies Listed On NextEconomy And NextPrime Market Segments

Date 28/01/2002

NextPrime and NextEconomy, the market segments launched on 2 January 2002, welcomed 13 additional companies on 25 January, raising the total to 213.

NextEconomy now comprises 96 companies in new economy sectors, while 117 companies from traditional sectors are included in NextPrime.

Each segment is represented by a market-capitalization-weighted price index, with components including all companies except those represented in the Euronext 100 index.

Towards the 15th of each month, Euronext will publish a list of the companies joining the segment at the end of the same month.

NextEconomy and NextPrime are designed to meet investor demand for regular, high-quality financial information on listed companies, while at the same time raising the profile of these companies with investors.