"Latvijas Unibanka" was the most active Riga Stock Exchange member in 9

months of 2003, contributing 20.58% of all stock exchange turnover.



"Latvijas   Krājbanka"   and   "Hansabanka"   with  28.90%  and  27.21%

respectively  were  the most active members in terms of equity trading,

whereas  "Hipotēku  banka" with 34.66% and "Parex Bank" with 24.66% was

the most active in debt trading.



At  the  end  of  the  September  30,  2003  Riga Stock Exchange had 13

members.



RSE members ranked according to trading turnover in 1Q-3Q 2003

(witout auctions, direct and reported trades) 



+------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+----------------------+---------------+

|Member                  |Share in total turnover|Share in equity turnover|Share in debt turnover|Share in number|

|                        |                       |                        |                      |   of deals    |

|Latvijas Unibanka       |        20.58%         |         14.56%         |        16.99%        |    16.74%     |

|Hipotēku banka          |        18.11%         |         8.13%          |        34.66%        |    12.81%     |

|Latvijas Krājbanka      |        14.98%         |         28.90%         |          -           |    33.86%     |

|Hansabanka              |        13.93%         |         27.21%         |        8.26%         |    21.32%     |

|Suprema                 |        12.14%         |         4.94%          |        9.05%         |     2.50%     |

|Parex Bank              |        11.27%         |         3.67%          |        24.66%        |     3.40%     |

|Nordea Riga branch      |         3.98%         |         2.48%          |        2.15%         |     2.28%     |

|Multibanka              |         2.45%         |         1.86%          |        4.22%         |     1.07%     |

|Lateko Banka            |         0.92%         |         1.70%          |          -           |     0.84%     |

|RB Securities           |         0.53%         |         2.93%          |          -           |     1.36%     |

|Nord/LB                 |         0.50%         |         1.47%          |          -           |     1.39%     |

|Rietumu banka           |         0.34%         |         0.87%          |          -           |     0.55%     |

|Baltijas Tranzītu banka |         0.27%         |         1.29%          |          -           |     1.88%     |

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For more information, please contact:

Krista Grintale

Corporate Communications Director

Riga Stock Exchange

Phone: +371 7212431



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market and 75% of the Baltic equity market. HEX Integrated Markets also

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