At the end of Q3, the net international investment position was positive by 2,101 b.kr., or 43.2% of GDP. It improved by 252 b.kr., or 5.2% of GDP, during the quarter. Foreign assets increased by 66 b.kr. and foreign liabilities declined by 149 b.kr. owing to financing activities. Price and exchange rate movements during the quarter increased asset values by 174 b.kr. and increased the value of liabilities by 134 b.kr., thereby yielding an improvement of 40 b.kr. in the net external position. The exchange rate of the króna was virtually unchanged in trade-weighted terms during the quarter. Prices in foreign securities markets rose by 7% between quarters, and prices in the domestic stock market rose by 1.6%. External assets totalled 6,789 b.kr. at the end of the quarter, and external liabilities were 4,688 b.kr.