August 2006 statistics from the OMX Nordic Exchange

Trading in August on the OMX Nordic Exchange • The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 3,020 million (during the past 12-month period: EUR 3,788 million). • The average number of trades per business day amounted to 98,078 (during the past 12-month period: 110,422). • The average daily trading volume in Swedish, Finnish and Danish equity and fixed-income derivative products amounted to 415,604 contracts (during the past 12-month period: 544,601). New Companies and Members New Companies: First North • Drillcon AB in Sweden, Industrials • VLT AB in Sweden, Consumer Discretionary • Varyag Resources AB in Sweden, Financials New members: • Nyenbergh Beheer B.V. in Copenhagen • SAXO Bank in Copenhagen