YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Forex deals at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange totalled $56.3 million or AMD 20.7 billion in July.

ARKA News Agency’s analysis based on the stock exchange’s figures shows that this is 28.8% (by $22.8 million or AMD 8.7 billion) less than the amount of June’s forex deals.

The total number of transactions at NASDAQ OMX Armenia shrank by 215 to 539 deals.
The greatest amount of this month’s transactions was effected on July 27 - $9.4million, and the smallest amount of deals were effected on July 21 - $400,000.

Not a single deal on euro was effected here in July.

NASDAQ OMX Armenia, formerly Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) was established in 2001 as a voluntary merger of 31 broker (dealer) companies.

In January 2008, Nordic exchange operator OMX Group acquired 100% of shares of the Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA). After the combination of NASDAQ and OMX in February 2008, Armex and CDA have become fully owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

On January 27, 2009, “Armenian Stock Exchange” ojsc was officially renamed as “NASDAQ OMX Armenia” ojsc. On June 5, 2009, “NASDAQ OMX Armenia” ojsc became the owner of 100% of the shares of the “Central Depository of Armenia” ojsc.

The stock exchange got its license for holding forex auctions on Nov 5, 2005.

Exchange rate averaged AMD 367 = $1 in July. ($1 = AMD 367.14).-0---