NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) captured a total of 33 new listings in the third quarter, highlighted by 12 IPOs including Avago Technologies (Nasdaq:AVGO), a leading designer, developer and global supplier of analog semiconductor devices, and lithium-ion battery producer A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE).

NASDAQ attracted 7 listings from the NYSE Group in the third quarter with a total market capitalization of $27.6 billion. NASDAQ welcomed the transfers of Mattel (Nasdaq:MAT), the worldwide leader in toy design and manufacture, R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Nasdaq:RRD), a global provider of integrated communications, and TriMas Corporation (Nasdaq:TRS), provider of engineered and applied products. Transfers from NYSE Amex included Iridium Communications (Nasdaq:IRDM), Zion Oil & Gas (Nasdaq:ZN), Reading International (Nasdaq:RDI) and Prospect Medical Holdings (Nasdaq:PZZ).

NASDAQ continues to draw new listings from the NYSE Group. On October 29, NASDAQ welcomes Vodafone Group PLC (Nasdaq:VOD), an international mobile communications group with a capitalization of $13.2 billion. BMC Software (Nasdaq:BMC), a management solutions provider with a $7.0 billion market capitalization, joins NASDAQ on October 26.

The new listings are comprised of the following categories:

                                                3rd Qtr 2009
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 Total New Listings                                 33
 NYSE Group Switches                                 7
 Initial Public Offerings                           12
 Upgrades from Over-the-Counter                      9
 ETFs, Structured Products & Other Listings          5

NASDAQ welcomed 10 companies from Greater China and currently lists 113 companies headquartered in Greater China, more than any other U.S. exchange.