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August saw a record in number of trades in share trading on the Nordic Exchange.On August 9, the number of trades was 371,219 (previous record: 341,762 trades per day in February 28, 2007). Record figures in number of trades were also recorded for the month, reaching 214,167 trades per day. (previous record: 192,472 trades per day in February, 2007).
“This summer, turnover has been 60% higher per business day than last year and the number of trades has risen 85%. Certainly the volatility on the market has been a major contributor to the increased trading but the creation of the NordicExchange, which has attracted new members and new issuers, has lead to a structural increase in the trade,“ says Jukka Ruuska, President of Nordic Marketplaces at OMX.
The value of average daily share trading increased by 77% compared to the same month last year and the average number of trades per day increased by 118% compared to the same month last year.
Consumer Discretionary was the most growing sector in August with an increase of37% in trading value compared to July, followed by Information Technology sectorwith an increase in trading value of 35%.
Trading in August
The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 5.5 billion, as compared to EUR 5.0 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 214,167, as compared to 166,773 during the past 12-month period. The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 629,957 contracts, as compared to 628,361 contracts during the past 12-month period.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Most traded companies | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Daily turnover, MEUR | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Large Cap | August | July | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Nokia Oyj | 924 | 563 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ericsson Telefonab LM | 287 | 369 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Nordea Bank AB | 179 | 114 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Mid Cap | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Lindex AB | 10.4 | 3.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Mosaic Fashions hf. | 9.5 | 0.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cramo Oyj | 8.8 | 4.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Small Cap | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Karo Bio AB | 0.8 | 1.7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Dantherm A/S | 0.7 | 1.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Topsil A/S | 0.7 | 0.2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | First North | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Morphic Tech. AB | 1.9 | 1.0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Most active members | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Market share | | | by turnover, % | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Large Cap | August | July | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | SEB Enskilda AB | 6.2 | 5.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Morgan Stanley | 6.0 | 7.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Glitnir AB | 5.2 | 5.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Mid Cap | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | SEB Enskilda AB | 8.6 | 12.0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Sv. Handelsbanken AB | 6.1 | 4.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Carnegie AB | 5.3 | 3.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Small Cap | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Nordnet AB | 7.8 | 9.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Avanza AB | 7.2 | 8.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | SEB Enskilda AB | 5.6 | 5.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | First North | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Avanza AB | 19.1 | 14.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Market development | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Index | Monthly | YTD | Index | Monthly | YTD | | | change | | | change | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OMXN40 | -0.3% | +11.2% | N20 | -3.5% | +23.2% | | | | | Industrials | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OMXN Large Cap | -1.6% | +10.3% | N25 Cons. | -4.2% | +4.9% | | | | | Disc. | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OMXN Mid Cap | -5.1% | +2.8% | N30 Cons. | +1.4% | +5.6% | | | | | Staples | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OMXN Small Cap | -4.9% | +0.9% | N35 Health | -2.2% | -1.0% | | | | | Care | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | First North | -3.5% | -5.8% | N40 Financials | -5.5% | -1.1% | | EUR | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OMX Baltic | -4.5% | +5.5% | N45 IT | +7.3% | +22.3% | | Bench. | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | N10 Energy | -5.1% | +0.1% | N50 Telecom | +1.6% | +2.7% | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | N15 Materials | -4.2% | + 1.2% | N55 Utilities | +2.1% | +13.2% | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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