YEREVAN, March 26, /ARKA/. The total amount of transactions in USD at Nasdaq OMX Armenia stock exchange on March 19-24 amounted to $11.25 million, a decrease of 60% from the previous week, according to an ARKA analysis, based on NASDAQ OMX Armenia report. The average exchange rate of USD was 387.94 drams. No transactions in euro or Russian rubles were effected.
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.-0-