NYSE Euronext celebrates the 20th anniversary of the BEL 20 index

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Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and Paris, 18 March 2011 - NYSE Euronext today celebrated the 20th anniversary of the BEL 20 index with Bell-ringing ceremonies organized across its European markets.

The BEL 20 index was launched on 18 March 1991 with a base value of 1,000 on December 31, 1990. The BEL 20 index is an example of a new generation of indices containing a limited basket of representative stocks. With a sample of 20 stocks, it is designed to be representative of the entire market and to act as a real-time indicator of the local market trend. At the same time, it is a tradable and simple instrument allowing investors to hedge the entire Belgian market.

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