OREANDA-NEWS. September 04, 2007. 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), reported the press-centre of OMX Nordic Exchange, reported the press-centre of OMX Nordic Exchange. 

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 Nordic Exchange, 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.

Statistics from the OMX Nordic Exchange for August, 2007, is available here: http://www.baltic.omxgroup.com/bwebdocs/Statistics%20from%20the%20OMX%20Nordic%20Exchange_August_2007_EUR.pdf