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Strong finish to 2013
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Securities registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository, Q4 2013

In May 2016, the statistics for Securities registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository were merged with the Debt securities statistics. The new merged statistics are known as the Securities statistics.

 

The introduction of a new sector standard has caused the old tables to stop being updated. New tables have been added that include time series from the first quarter of 2012 and onwards.

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Strong finish to 2013

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the value of VPS-registered stocks increased in value by 9.6 per cent. 2013 was a good year for the stock market, with rising prices in three out of four quarters.

Main figures - VPS. Last 4 quarters. NOK BillionPublished 13 February 2014
1st quarter 20132nd quarter 20133rd quarter 20134th quarter 2013
Stocks (market value)
Shares (listed)1 648.51 561.21 682.01 843.7
Shares (unlisted)419.5408.9410.5440.1
Bonds1 625.11 612.81 641.81 663.0
Short-term securities276.2255.0254.9234.1
Equity certificates20.720.220.524.5
 
Dividends/coupon payments
Shares (listed)0.760.63.53.5
Shares (unlisted)0.52.80.91.1
Bonds10.028.410.611.5
Short-term securities0.50.50.40.5
Equity certificates0.10.8..0.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Stocks of securities registered with VPS. Market values in NOK billion

The value of the VPS-registered enterprises increased by NOK 162 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 to NOK 1 844 billion. The main cause is rising stock prices at Oslo Stock Exchange, which rose in line with most other stock markets in the world. The All-Share Index, OSEAX, which shows price movements in shares listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, increased by 9.2 per cent to 602 points in the fourth quarter; the highest registered level at the end of a quarter. The value of the VPS-registered listed shares is not however back at the 2008 level. The main reason for this is that listed enterprises have paid out significant funds in dividends, hence lowering the price of the shares. A stock index gives a more correct picture of developments in price over time.

Households net sell listed shares

During the fourth quarter of 2013, households net sold listed shares of about NOK 1 billion. Approximately 40 per cent of these sales were made in state-owned enterprises. Households net sold listed shares in all four quarters of 2013, and total net sales of listed shares amounted to NOK 2.3 billion in 2013.

Foreign investors net sell shares of private non-financial enterprises

Foreign investors net sold shares issued by private non-financial enterprises for approximately NOK 1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013. The net sale can be attributed to the foreign enterprise Vale’s sale of its stock of Hydro shares. The sale had a total value of NOK 11 billion and has been reported in the media.

Increased stocks of bonds

In the fourth quarter of 2013, the stocks of bonds increased by NOK 21 billion to NOK 1 663 billion at the end of the quarter. Holdings of short-term bonds fell in the third quarter by NOK 21 billion to NOK 234 billion.

See the statistics “Bonds and commercial papers” for more information on which sectors issued the bonds in the fourth quarter of 2013.