All-time high at OMX Nordic Exchange

An all-time high in share trading was recorded at OMX Nordic Exchange in February. On February 28, the share trading value was EUR 8.6 billion (previous record: EUR 8.4 billion on January 25, 2007). February twice saw all-time high figures in number of trades per day, first on February 27, amounting to 299,285 and then again on February 28, amounting to 341,762 (previous record: 248,703 trades, May 18, 2006). For the month, all-time high figures were recorded in share trading, reaching EUR 5.7 billion average per day (previous record: EUR 5.1 billion, May 2006). The number of trades per business day also reached all-time high, amounting to 192, 472 average per business day (previous record: 165,819 trades per day in January 2007).

Record in derivatives trading
In February, all time high figures in the derivatives trading amounted to 775,239 contracts per day (previous record: 759 890 contracts per day in April 2006).

Industrials most traded sector
The most traded sector in February was Industrials, with a turnover of EUR 28.5 billion (most traded in January was Information Technology).

Trading in February
The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 5.7 billion, as compared to EUR 4.4 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 192,472, as compared to 134,218 during the past 12-month period. The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 775,239 contracts, as compared to 563,062 contracts during the past 12-month period.

All statistics are also available at www.omxgroup.com/nordicexchange