74 different securities traded on the market 4 553 times (trades in "Gazprom" stock are not taken into account in this statistics) The most popular were "Avtovaz" common stock (29.43% of the total trading volume), "Rosbusinessconsulting" common stock (5.34%), "Uralsvyazinform" common stock (1.13%), "Uzhtelecom" common stock (0.94%), "Orenburgneft" preferred stock (0.89%), and others.
The week's top gainers were "Novorostsement" preferred stock (45.97%), "VolgaTelecom" common stock (18.67%), and "Bashneft" preferred stock (12.82%). Among the week's top losers – "Kazanorgsintez" (-21.05%), "NTKM" common stock (-6.31%) and "Sakhalinmorneftegaz" preferred shares (-4.83%).
The most active operators on the market this week were "UFG", "ALOR+" and "Troika Dialog". As of April 8 th , 2005, 130 professional market participants worked on the market; 272 securities by 188 issuers traded.
The decision to created the joint-stock company "RTS Stock Exchange" was made by the RTS Stock Exchange Board of Directors at the end of 2003. The new exchange was created to form a new transparent, self-regulated entity that will provide market participants with required services and will be profit -oriented.
In July 2004 all professional market participants were offered 60% of the shares of the new company. 17 investment companies and banks became shareholders. In November 4 Internet-brokers and St. Petersburg Stock Exchange bought 2% of the offered shares each. As of October 2004 21 professional market participants, shareholders of the RTS Stock Exchange, provide 80% of total market turnover in Russia. 30% of shares of the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" currently belong to the RTS Group.
Non-profit partnership "St Peterburg Stock Exchange" is the organizer of trading in "Gazprom'. Clearing of "Gazprom" trades is performed by non-profit partnership "RTS Stock Exchange".
Non-profit partnership "RTS Stock Exchange" serves as the Clearing center of the joint-stock company, "Depositary and Clearing Compan" is the depositary, RTS Settlement Chamber is the settlement bank.
