During January-December 2015, the volume of trades on Nasdaq Helsinki was 113,736,958 shares, equivalent to a turnover of EUR 4,529 million. Wärtsilä's shares are also traded on alternative exchanges, such as Chi-X, Turquoise, and BATS. The total trading volume on these alternative exchanges was 76,773,406 shares.
Shares and shareholders
Shares on Nasdaq Helsinki | |||||
31.12.2015 | Number of shares and votes | Number of shares traded 1-12/2015 | |||
WRT1V | 197 241 130 | 113 736 958 | |||
1.1. - 31.12.2015 | High | Low | Average1 | Close | |
Share price | 44.97 | 33.22 | 39.83 | 42.15 | |
1 | Trade-weighted average price | ||||
Market capitalisation | 31.12.2015 | 31.12.2014 | |||
MEUR | 8 314 | 7 315 | |||
Foreign shareholders | 31.12.2015 | 31.12.2014 | |||
% | 51.9 | 48.1 |
Flagging notifications
During the financial period, Wärtsilä was informed of the following changes in ownership:
On 10 September, BlackRock, Inc. increased its holding in Wärtsilä. Following the transaction BlackRock, Inc. owned 10,019,838 shares or 5.08% of Wärtsilä’s share capital and total votes.