MEXICO CITY, July 16 (Reuters) - The first exchange-traded
funds that track Mexico's government bonds and T-bills began
trading on Thursday in a sign of increased investor demand for
Mexican debt, Mexican stock market officials said.
iShares began selling the five bond and T-bill ETFs on
Mexico's stock exchange in a listing worth 911 million pesos
($67 million), said officials at a stock exchange event.
iShares, the world's biggest ETF provider, previously
launched funds that track Mexican stocks and corporate debt.
Last month, U.S. fund manager BlackRock <BLK.N> agreed to
buy Barclays' Global Investors business, which includes the
iShares business.
($1 = 13.59 pesos)
(Reporting by Michael O'Boyle in Mexico City, with additional
reporting by Ellis Mnyandu in New York, editing by W Simon)
Keywords: MARKETS MEXICO/ETF