Annual Trading Statistics 2011

Stockholm, January 2 2012 – NASDAQ OMX today publishes the annual trade statistics for its Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the highlights for 2011:

• The share trading on NASDAQ OMX Nordic increased by 4.8 % to a daily average of 2.6bn EUR, compared to 2.5bn EUR in 2010.

   

• Derivatives trading increased by 2.7 % to a daily average of 560,912 contracts, compared with 546,246 contracts in 2010.

   

• ETF trading1 (Exchange Traded Funds) increased by 25.5 % to a daily average of 81m EUR compared to 64m EUR in 2010.

   

• The average number of trades per business day increased by 29.8 % to 348,405 as compared to 370,503 in 2010.

   

• 2011 index development: OMXN -19 % (2010 +34 %), OMXN40 -19% (2010 +33 %).

   

• 34 companies listed at NASDAQ OMX Nordic markets during 2011 (15 at NASDAQ OMX main markets and 19 at First North) compared to 25 in 2010.

   

• Nokia was the most traded company on NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchanges in 2011, followed by Volvo.

   

• SEB was the most active member on NASDAQ OMX Nordic in 2011, followed by SHB.

   

• NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks decreased to 71.9 % compared to 75.4 % in 2010.

   

• NASDAQ OMX Nordic’s share of order-book trading in Norwegian listed shares2 increased to 5.3 % in 2011 compared to 3.5 % in 2010.

For more information, please read the monthly statistics report published at:

http://nordic.nasdaqomxtrader.com/newsstatistics/.  

1) ETF trading figure encompasses NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

2) Currently NASDAQ OMX offers trading in 21 of the 25 OBX shares.

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