Semi-Annual Review of OMX Stockholm 30 Index
Stockholm, December 5, 2011 - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today the result of the semi-annual review of the OMX Stockholm 30 Index (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: OMXS30), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, January 2nd, 2012.
NASDAQ OMX reports that there are no changes in the OMXS30 Index composition in this semi-annual review.
The OMXS30 Index is composed of the 30 most traded stocks on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and dates back to September 1986. The index is designed to track the Swedish stock market and act as underlying for financial products such as options, futures, exchange- traded funds and mutual funds. It is the fourth most traded domestic index in Europe. OMXS30 is re-ranked semi-annually in January and July.
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