Nasdaq Trades More Than Three Billion Shares For The First Time

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that it experienced its heaviest trading session ever, with preliminary figures showing than 3.120 billion shares were traded. It was the first time more than 3 billion shares were traded on Nasdaq. Nasdaq’s previous record was set on April 4, 2000, when 2.88 billion shares changed hands.

The Nasdaq Composite® Index also posted its largest ever single-day point increase. Preliminary data indicates the Composite gained 324.66 points to close at 2616.52, surpassing the previous record one-day increase of 274.05 points that was set on December 5, 2000.

The Composite also rose 14.17 percent, breaking the previous record of 10.48 percent that was set on December 5, 2000.

The Nasdaq Stock Market lists nearly 5,000 companies, has a larger dollar volume, and trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. Nasdaq is a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), the largest securities-industry, self-regulatory organization in the United States. For more information about Nasdaq, visit the Nasdaq Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the Nasdaq NewsroomSM at www.nasdaqnews.com.