Semi-annual review of OMX Stockholm 30 Index and launch of new OMX Stockholm 60 Index


Semi-annual review of OMX Stockholm 30 Index and launch of new OMX Stockholm 60
Index 

Stockholm, June 3, 2009 - NASDAQ OMX Nordic, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX
Stockholm 30 Index (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: OMXS30), which will become effective
with the market open on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. 

NASDAQ OMX will add Getinge AB and Modern Times Group MTG AB to OMXS30. 

As a result of the re-ranking Eniro AB will removed from OMXS30.

“The OMXS30 Index is one of Europe's most traded indexes and includes 30 of
Sweden's most traded blue chip stocks.,. Its high liquidity combined with a
high correlation of 99.9 per cent with the OMX Stockholm All Share index gives
the investor an excellent opportunity to trade the market at a low cost” said
NASDAQ OMX Vice President Magdalena Hartman. 

The OMXS30 is composed of the 30 most traded stocks on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and
dates back to September 1986. The OMXS30 Index is designed to track the Swedish
stock market and act as underlying for financial products such as options,
futures, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. OMXS30 is re-ranked
semi-annually in January and July. 

The OMX Stockholm 30 Index constituents after review effective July 1, 2009 are:

 
ABB Ltd
Alfa Laval AB
ASSA ABLOY AB ser. B
Atlas Copco AB ser. A
Atlas Copco AB ser. B
AstraZeneca PLC
Boliden AB
Electrolux, AB ser. B
Ericsson, Telefonab. L M ser. B
Getinge AB ser. B
Hennes & Mauritz AB, H & M ser. B
Investor AB ser. B
Lundin Petroleum AB
Modern Times Group MTG AB, ser. B
Nordea  Bank AB
Nokia Corporation
Sandvik AB
Svenska Cellulosa AB ser. B
SCANIA AB ser. B
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken ser. A
Securitas AB ser. B
Svenska Handelsbanken ser. A
Skanska AB ser. B
SKF, AB ser. B
SSAB AB ser. A
Swedbank AB ser. A
Swedish Match AB
Tele2 AB ser. B
TeliaSonera AB
Volvo, AB ser. B

 

Launch of new OMX Stockholm 60 index
NASDAQ OMX continuously strives to improve the product offering and provide the
market with excellent investment products and will therefore launch a new
portfolio index, OMX Stockholm 60 (OMXS60) on July 1, 2009. The OMXS60 index
includes the 60 most traded stocks on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and is designed to
enable investors to track the overall market performance with good correlation
and low transaction costs. The index is a free float market capitalization
weighted index, based on the OMXS30 index rules and revised semi-annually in
July and December. 

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 Global 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/. 


The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among
major markets.  NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to
companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic
Exchange, including First North; and the and the U.S. 144A sector. The company
offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives,
debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports
the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central
securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a
legal entity but describes the common offering from Nasdaq OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit 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. 

CONTACTS:  
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Media Contact:
Ellen-Margrethe Soelberg
+45 33 77 04 30
ellen-margrethe.soelberg@nasdaqomx.com

Issuer and Investor Contact:
Magdalena Hartman
+46.8.405.6823
magdalena.hartman@NASDAQOMX.com

NDAQF

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