NASDAQ Added To FTSE MV Exchanges Index

The public listing of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) yesterday has made it eligible to be added to the FTSE/MV Exchanges Index starting today. The index is jointly produced by FTSE Group, the global index provider, and Mondo Visione, the publisher of the Handbook of World Stock, Derivative and Commodity Exchanges.

At yesterday’s close the full market capitalization of NASDAQ was US $841 million with a free float weighting of 30%.

The FTSE/MV Exchanges Index was launched in September 2001 and was designed to act as a tool for analysts, media and other market watchers to track the performance of exchanges and other trading venues. The index includes listed exchanges worldwide, including the London Stock Exchange, Euronext , Deutsche Börse and the Australian Stock Exchange.

“We are extremely proud to be included in this prestigious index and exposed to a broad range of global investors.” said NASDAQ Executive Vice President John Jacobs. “We hope this development will provide observers with an enhanced view of international market performance and result in a continuing representation of their investment interests.”