OBX Index

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The OBX Index is a stock market index which lists the 25 most liquid companies on the main index of the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway. All stocks on the OBX list can be traded with options and futures. The companies on the OBX list are rotated twice a year, on the third Friday of June and December.

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[edit] List of companies on the OBX Index

As of the half-yearly index reclassification effective 21 December 2007, the following companies constitute the OBX list:

Company GICS Sector[1] Ticker symbol Index weighting (%)[2]
Acergy oil and gas equipment and services ACY 2.68
Aker Solutions oil and gas equipment and services AKSO 2.86
Aker Yards construction and farm machinery; heavy trucks AKY 0.50
Awilco Offshore oil and gas drilling AWO 0.70
DnB NOR diversified banks DNBNOR 7.54
DNO oil and gas exploration and production DNO 1.01
Fred. Olsen Energy oil and gas drilling FOE 1.13
Frontline oil and gas storage and transportation FRO 1.03
Golden Ocean Group marine GOGL 0.68
Marine Harvest packaged foods and meats MHG 1.04
Norsk Hydro aluminium NHY 6.11
Norske Skog paper products NSG 1.01
Orkla industrial conglomerates ORK 9.68
Petroleum Geo-Services oil and gas equipment and services PGS 3.11
Prosafe oil and gas equipment and services PRS 2.03
Renewable Energy Corporation electrical components and equipment REC 4.61
Seadrill oil and gas drilling SDRL 4.17
StatoilHydro integrated oil and gas STL 24.98
Storebrand multi-line insurance STB 2.19
Subsea 7 oil and gas equipment and services SUB 1.25
Tandberg communications equipment TAA 1.55
Telenor integrated telecommunication services TEL 13.15
TGS-NOPEC oil and gas equipment and services TGS 0.91
Tomra environmental and facilities services TOM 0.73
Yara International fertilizers and agricultural chemicals YAR 5.36

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  1. ^ Source: GICS listings, Oslo Børs.
  2. ^ As of index review, 21 December 2007. Source: OBX weight report for 21.12.2007, Oslo Børs.

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