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Share trading value for the first quarter 2007 increased by 21% compared to the same period 2006. For the first quarter 2007, the number of trades in share trading increased by 50%.
Strong growth for Consumer Staples sector in March
The sector with the strongest growth in March was Consumer Staples, for which the trading value increased by 23%, compared to previous month.
Trading in March
The value of average daily share trading amounted to DKK 39.9 billion, as compared to DKK 33.1 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 180,103, as compared to 139,729 during the past 12-month period. The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 632,806 contracts, as compared to 564,113 contracts during the past 12-month period.
High increase in ETF trading
Trading in Exchange Traded Funds, ETF:s, and Unit trust products during March increased by 153% compared to the same period 2006. The daily average trading value in March was DKK 1.7 billion, as compared to DKK 0.7 billion in 2006.
All statistics are also available at www.omxgroup.com/nordicexchange
