YEREVAN, April 16. /ARKA/. Dollar sale/purchase transactions totaling $8.8 million were effected at NASDAQ OMX Armenia over a period between April 10 and 14, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Monday. The dollar then traded at AMD 392.3 drams, on average, at this stock exchange.

This amount was 43.9% less than that of the previous week.

NASDAQ OMX Armenia (former Armenian Stock Exchange, Armex), was established in 2001 as a voluntary merger of 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 NASDAQ and OMX merged in March 2008, Armex and CDA have become fully owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

On January 27, 2009, Armenian Stock Exchange was renamed NASDAQ OMX Armenia. ($1 - AMD 392.19). -0--