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BATS 1000 Index Up 1.7% This Week - Alternative Resources And Energy And Financials Both Up 3.0% On Week

Date 14/01/2011

BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reports the BATS 1000?Index (BATSK) advanced 1.7% for the week ending January 14 in the U.S. The S&P 500 Index was also up 1.7% for the same period.

The BATS 1000 Index was at 14,609.36 as of 4 p.m. ET Friday compared with a final value of 14,369.85 last Friday, January 7.

All ten sectors that comprise the index advanced this week. The Alternative Resources and Energy and Financials sectors led the sectors with gains of 3.2% and 3.1% respectively.

Below is an overview of the BATS 1000 Index and sub-indices for the week:

Index Ticker

Index Name

Performance

BATSK

BATS 1000 Index

+1.7%

BATAR

BATS Alternative Resources and Energy Sector Index

+3.2%

BATBM

BATS Basic Materials Sector Index

+1.8%

BATBS

BATS Business Services Sector Index

+1.8%

BATCG

BATS Consumer Goods Sector Index

+0.8%

BATCS

BATS Consumer Services Sector Index

+0.9%

BATFN

BATS Financials Sector Index

+3.1%

BATHP

BATS Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Sector Index

+0.3%

BATIM

BATS Industrials and Manufacturing Sector Index

+1.8%

BATTC

BATS Technology and Communications Sector Index

+1.6%

BATUT

BATS Utilities Sector Index

+0.9%


The BATS 1000 Index offers a listings-neutral, broad snapshot of the US equities marketplace by tracking the performance of 1,000 securities classified in 10 important industry sectors. The BATS 1000 Index was launched on July 1, 2009, with a base value of 10,000. The 10 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.

Complete BATS 1000 Index information, criteria for inclusion and current index value are available at: http://www.batstrading.com/market_data/indices/bats_1000/.