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Barclays Global Investors Launches Five iShares S&P Global Sector ETFs On The NYSE

Date 21/09/2006

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that the latest additions to the iShares® family of exchange traded products, five new Barclays Global Investors iShares S&P Global Sector ETFs began trading on the Big Board. 
Fund Name Symbol
iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary Sector Index Fund
RXI
iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples Sector Index Fund
KXI
iShares S&P Global Industrials Sector Index Fund
EXI
iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector Index Fund
JXI
iShares S&P Global Materials Sector Index Fund
MXI

We are proud to add these new iShares listings and to grow our partnership with Barclays Global Investors,” said John Thain, NYSE Group Chief Executive Officer. “These products further solidify the NYSE Group’s strong placement in the growing ETF market and our commitment to offering investors the most diverse mix of products with the highest level of market quality.”

Including today’s original listings, the NYSE Group now has 106 primary ETF listings, 75 of which are iShares.  Combined with 303 ETFs trading on an unlisted trading privilege basis (UTP), through the second quarter the NYSE Group handled 43% of all ETF shares traded in U.S. market.

Please  click here for all ETFs listed on the NYSE.