NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today had the biggest day ever in its history for total matched volume, with approximately 3.73 billion shares traded. NASDAQ traded approximately 1.73 billion in NASDAQ-listed stocks, 1.35 billion shares in NYSE-listed and 652 million in American Stock Exchange-listed stocks.
NASDAQ is the largest U.S. equities exchange. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. electronic market. It is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks as well as a leading liquidity pool for trading NYSE-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ Newsroom at www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/.
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