The Vilnius Stock Exchange, officially called Nasdaq Vilnius, is the leading securities market infrastructure operator in Lithuania. It is one of eight stock exchanges that belong to Nasdaq Nordic, which is a subsidiary of Nasdaq that operates stock exchanges in several Nordic and Baltic countries and provides access to 80% of the Nordic and Baltic securities market. Trading is supported by a trading platform called INET Nordic. The Vilnius Stock Exchange is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania`s capital, largest city and economic center. It offers stocks and bonds.
Among the listings are prominent Lithuanian companies such as Apranga, the Auga Group, Invalda INVL, AB Grigeo and Telia Lithuania. The exchange manages the OMX Vilnius index, a total return index which includes all the shares listed on the main and secondary lists of the exchange. The aim of this all share index is to be a benchmark for the Lithuanian stock market. The methodology behind it is similar to that of other Nasdaq indices. Lithuanian stocks also contribute towards several Baltic indices such as the OMX Baltic 10, which tracks the performance of the 10 most actively traded Baltic stocks and Baltic sector and industry indices.
