In April, the market dynamics depended heavily on external factors.
Investors’ willingness to partake in risky investments reduced greatly. The Russian market was mostly in the red zone following the events that took place in the debt sector of the Southern European states, and also against the background of the worsened commodity conjuncture.
The leading RTS Index gained 0.02% during April, reaching 1,572.84 points. In April 2010 the RTS volumes were up 2.60% over the previous month. Total RTS Exchange and OTC market activity grew to USD54.47 billion during April 2010.
Activity on Futures and Options on RTS (FORTS) during April fell 1.83% to 41.3 million contracts compared with March 2010.
International firms were prominent during the month, with Deutsche Securities listed as the second largest broker on the RTS Stock market.
Full statistics are provided in the accompanying tables.