Bats Global Markets made an agreement with asset manager BlackRock Inc. to list eight new exchange-traded funds, the first primary listings to be landed by the Kansas City exchange group as it seeks to expand its profile.

The new funds run by BlackRock's iShares unit are linked to indices of international stocks and the first will become available for trading on January 24, according to an announcement by the companies planned for Thursday, a copy of which was reviewed by Dow Jones Newswires.