Cavaco Silva abre sessão em Wall Street

In "NYSE, New York Stock Exchange":

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2008 – The New York Stock Exchange today welcomed His Excellency, Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, to meet with NYSE Euronext executive management and ring The Opening Bell^SM at the New York Stock Exchange.

“We are honored to welcome His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva to the New York Stock Exchange,”  said NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer.  “Lisbon and Portugal are an important part of NYSE Euronext and Portugal is very much a part of our present and our future.”

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NYSE Euronext markets are home to 55 listed issuers from Portugal with a total global market capitalization of approximately 158 billion euros (233.3 billion dollars) (as of Aug. 31, 2008).

Background about NYSE Euronext and non-US companies:
• As the world’s largest exchange group by number of listings and market capitalization, NYSE Euronext is home to over 6,400 listed issues representing a combined $26.7 / 17.1€ trillionin total global market capitalization, approximately four times that of any other exchange group.

• 71 of the world’s 100 largest companies listed on NYSE Euronext's markets.

• The NYSE is the premier U.S. listing venue for non-U.S. companies with 422 companies from 45 countries with a global market capitalization of $9.1 trillion. (As of Aug. 31, 2008)