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Program Trading Averaged 30.7 Percent of NYSE Volume during June 8-12

NEW YORK, June 18, 2009 -- The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for June 8-12.

The data indicated that during June 8-12, program trading amounted to 30.7 percent of NYSE average daily volume of 2,233.0 million shares1, or 686.0 million program shares traded per day.

Program trading encompasses a wide range of portfolio-trading strategies involving the purchase or sale of a basket of at least 15 stocks.

In all markets, program trading by member firms averaged 2,575.6 million shares a day during June 8-12. About 26.6 percent of program trading took place on the NYSE, 1.2 percent in non-U.S. markets and 72.2 percent in other domestic markets, including Nasdaq, NYSE Amex and regional markets.

Source: NYSE

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