64 different securities traded on the market 3 290 times (trades in "Gazprom" stock are not taken into account in this statistics) The most popular were "Avtovaz" common stock (27.68% of the total trading volume), "RAO UES of Russia" common stock (26.06%), "Rosbusinessconsulting" common stock (18.13%), "Norilsk Nickel" common stock (9.18%), "LUKOil" common stock (7.39%), and others.
The week’s top gainers were "Volzhskaya HES" common stock (10.18%), "Magadanenergo" preferred stock (6.25%), and "NTKM, NIKOM" common stock (5.26%). Among the week’s top losers – "YUKOS" (-16.38%), "VolgaTelecom" common stock (-15.19%) and "Norilsk Nickel" common shares (-9.75%).
The most active operators on the market this week were "UFG", "ATON" and "Troika Dialog". As of April 22nd, 2005, 133 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 Company’ is the depositary, RTS Settlement Chamber is the settlement bank.
