First Morgan Stanley ETNs List On NYSE Arca - First ETNs To Provide Exposure To The Chinese And Indian Currencies

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX ) today announced the launch of the first two Morgan Stanley Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) with Van Eck Securities Corporation as the exclusive marketer.

Market Vectors-Chinese Renminbi/USD ETNs (NYSE Arca: CNY ) -   Based on the S&P Chinese Renminbi Total Return Index, which seeks to track the performance of China’s currency, the renminbi, relative to the U.S. dollar.

Market Vectors-Indian Rupee/USD ETNs (NYSE Arca: INR) - Based on the S&P Indian Rupee Total Return Index, which seeks to track the performance of India’s currency, the rupee, relative to the U.S. dollar.

Including today’s listings, NYSE Arca has 246 primary ETF and 32 ETN listings and trades all other eligible ETFs on a UTP basis.  In 2007, NYSE Arca added 122 new ETFs and ETNs to its roster of primary listings, including a record 101 IPOs.  For the full-year 2007, NYSE Arca was the primary listing exchange of choice with a total of 261 ETFs and ETNs listed and $340 billion assets under management.