Stockholm, December 9, 2009 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces
that it has launched a new portfolio index for the Swedish equity market, the
OMX Stockholm All-Share Cap GI Index (OMXSCAPGI). The weight of the shares
included in the index is based on the company's total market value but limited
to ten percent to comply with the fund rules in the EU directive UCITS
(Undertakings for Collective Investments In Transferable Securities).
“The index represents all shares listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and is a great
indicator of the overall market performance,” said Magdalena Hartman, Vice
President NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group. “The UCITS compliance will allow the
index to serve as an excellent benchmark for funds investing in the Swedish
equity market.”
The OMX Stockholm All-Share Cap GI Index is calculated as a total return, market
capitalized weighted index where the constituents are weight limited in order to
comply with the UCITS directive. The index rule book is transparent and market
adapted. The index has a very high correlation of 0.9999 with the uncapped
total return version of OMX Stockholm All-Share.
The index has a base date of December 29, 2006 with a base value of 100 and
historical data available from that date. The index value is updated once a
minute and it currently holds 288 constituents.
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 the 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/.
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 3,700 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,
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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.
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