July 20, 2009 Press Release
Semi-annual review of OMX Helsinki 25 index
Stockholm, Helsinki, July 20, 2009 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ)
announced today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25
index (OMXH25), which will become effective with the market open on Monday,
August 3, 2009.
As a result of the review M-real Corporation B will be replaced by Talvivaara
Mining Company Plc in the OMXH25 index.
“It is exciting to see that the fast growing industrial company Talvivaara
Mining qualifies for OMXH25 after just a few months of trading on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. The OMXH25 index has a history of over twenty years and is the most
widely used Finnish index”, says Magdalena Hartman, Vice President of the NASDAQ
OMX Global Index Group.
The OMXH25 index is a free float adjusted and quarterly capped index consisting
of the 25 most traded shares on the Helsinki stock market. The combination of
few constituents and high correlation with the market provides the investors
with an attractive tool for Finnish exposure. The index is suitable as an
underlying for derivatives, ETFs, structured products and mutual funds. The ten
percent capping is effective the first trading day in February, May, August and
November. The semi-annual review is effective the first trading day in February
and August. The index has been calculated since 1988 and has a base value of
500.
Effective August 3, 2009, the OMXH25 index constituents are:
Cargotec Oyj
Elisa Corporation
Fortum Corporation
Konecranes Plc
Kesko Corporation B
KONE Corporation
Metso Corporation
Nordea Bank AB (publ) FDR
Neste Oil Corporation
Nokia Corporation
Nokian Tyres Plc
Orion Corporation B
Outotec Oyj
Outokumpu Oyj
Pohjola Bank A
Rautaruukki Corporation
Sanoma Corporation
Sampo Plc A
Stora Enso Oyj R
Tieto Corporation
TeliaSonera AB
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Wärtsilä Corporation
YIT Corporation
About NASDAQ OMX Index Products
NASDAQ OMX is a global leader in creating and licensing strategy indexes and is
home to the most widely watched indexes in the world. As a premier, full-service
provider, NASDAQ OMX is dedicated to designing powerful indexes that are in sync
with a continually changing market environment. Utilizing the expanded coverage
of our global company, NASDAQ OMX has nearly 1,500 diverse equity, commodity and
fixed-income indexes in the U.S., Europe, and throughout world. In addition, our
calculation, licensing and marketing support provide the tools to measure and
replicate global markets. The NASDAQ OMX Index Group range of services covers
the entire business process from index design to calculation and dissemination.
For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
Access to historical index data for NASDAQ OMX indexes can be accessed from a
single source, NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch. For additional information, please
visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/indexwatch.aspx.
About NASDAQ OMX
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with over 3,800 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising
solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market,
NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A
sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including
equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information
about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
NASDAQ OMX's products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond
NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors
detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to
release any revisions to any forward-looking statements. There can be no
assurance that the FSA will give the NASDAQ OMX applicant the authorization and
permissions which it seeks.
- # -
CONTACTS:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Media Contact:
Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg
+45 3377 0430
ellen-margrethe.soelberg@nasdaqomx.com
NASDAQ OMX Issuer and Investor Contact:
Lukas Larsson Sivard
+46 8 405 7131
lukas.larssonsivard@nasdaqomx.com
NDAQG
