Stockholm, August 1 2011 – NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the highlights for July 2011:
• The share trading on NASDAQ OMX Nordic increased by 10.0 % to a daily average of 2.2 bn EUR, compared to 2.0 bn EUR in July 2010. Compared to June 2011 the daily average decreased by 18.5 %.
• NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 71.4 % compared to 73.9 % in June 2011. Foreign marketplaces accounted for 25,2 % of the trading in NASDAQ OMX Nordic shares1.
• Derivatives trading decreased by 6.2 % to a daily average of 427,406 contracts, compared with 455,749 contracts in July 2010.
• Ericsson was the most traded stock on NASDAQ OMX Nordic during the past month, followed by Nokia.
• SEB was the most active member on NASDAQ OMX Nordic during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley.
For more information, please read the monthly statistics report published at:
http://nordic.nasdaqomxtrader.com/newsstatistics/
1) Source: Thompson Reuters and NASDAQ OMX. Included marketplaces are Chi-X, Bats, Turquoise, EuronextArca, Xetra and Burgundy.
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