Share Trading At NASDAQ OMX Nordic Unchanged Compared To September 2010 - 78 % Increase In ETF Turnover

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the highlights for September 2011:

• The share trading on NASDAQ OMX Nordic matched the daily average of September 2010 of 2.4bn EUR. Compared to the previous month, August 2011, the daily average decreased by 27.3 %.
• NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 70.8 % compared to 72.6 % in
  September 2011. Foreign marketplaces accounted for 27.0 % of the trading in NASDAQ OMX Nordic shares¹.
          
• Derivatives trading decreased by 3.4 % to a daily average of 577,457 contracts, compared with 597,660 contracts in September 2010.
• ETF trading² (Exchange Traded Funds) increased by 78.3 % to a daily average of 115m EUR compared to 64.5m EUR in September 2010. 
• Nokia was the most traded stock on NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchanges during the past month, followed by H&M.
• SEB was the most active member on NASDAQ OMX Nordic during the past month, followed by Credit Suisse.
• NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s average time at EBBO³ (European Best Bid Offer) was 85.3 % for C20 companies, 78,1 % OMXH25 companies and 85,3 % for OMXS30 companies.

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.