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NAFTRAC To Trade On LATIBEX As Of 19 November - It Will Coincide With The XI LATIBEX Forum, In Madrid - It Is The Most Heavily Traded Asset Of Its Category In Mexico

Date 12/11/2009

The NAFTRAC certificates, a financial product similar to ETFs in its purpose and functioning, will start trading on LATIBEX on November 19th, once all the necessary authorisations for their listing on this market have been received.

NAFTRAC, managed by Barclays Global Investors (BGI), tracks the performance of the Índice de Precios y Cotizaciones de México (IPC) ®, the Mexican stock Exchange benchmark, This product is part of iShares, a category that encompasses ETFs and similar products promoted by BGI. It is the most heavily traded asset of its category on the Mexican exchange.

Barclays Global Investors has a portfolio of over 3,000 institutional clients and manages around $1.5 trillion in assets. Through its iShares brand, BGI is a world leader in ETFs and equivalent products and is active with over 360 issues on shares, fixed income and commodities traded on 18 work stock exchanges. 

Santander Investment will act as a link entity and specialist for the stock, which will be traded under the code XNAFT. 

The stock’s start of trading, which will coincide with the 11thLATIBEX Forum, will be marked by the traditional bell ringing, which will be carried out by Daniel Gamba, CEO of BGI for Latin America and The Caribbean.