Share trading value for the first quarter 2007 increased by 21% compared to the
same period 2006. For the first quarter 2007, the number of trades in share
trading increased by 50%.
Strong growth for Consumer Staples sector in March
The sector with the strongest growth in March was Consumer Staples, for which
the trading value increased by 24%, compared to previous month.
Trading in March
The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 5.4 billion, as
compared to EUR 4.4 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number
of trades per business day amounted to 180,103, as compared to 139,729 during
the past 12-month period. The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish
and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 632,806
contracts, as compared to 564,113 contracts during the past 12-month period.
High increase in ETF trading
Trading in Exchange Traded Funds, ETF:s, and Unit trust products during March
increased by 155% compared to the same period 2006. The daily average trading
value in March was EUR 227 million, as compared to EUR 89 million in 2006.
All statistics are also available at www.omxgroup.com/nordicexchange
For more information, please contact
Anders Rubensson, OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm +46 8 405 63 03
Jarmo Holopainen, OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki +358 9 6166 7203
Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg, OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen +45 33 77 04 30
Helga Björk Eiríksdóttir, OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland +354 525 28 44
Tex Vertmann, OMX Nordic Exchange Tallinn +372 640 88 62
Dace Saltane, OMX Nordic Exchange Riga +371 721 24 31
Gintare Blazyte, OMX Nordic Exchange Vilnius +370 5 272 13 71
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