73 different securities traded on the market 4 238 times (trades in “Gazprom” stock are not taken into account in this statistics) The most popular were "Avtovaz" common stock (15.87% of the total trading volume), “Rosbusinessconsulting” common stock (2.14%), “Uralsvyazinform” common stock (1.35%), “Permpromnedvizhimost” common stock (0.54%), “Megionneftegaz” common stock (0.53%), and others.
The week's top gainers were “Central Telegraph” preferred stock (62.09%), “Central Telegraph” common stock (17.95%), and “Rosbusinessconsulting” preferred stock (6.84%). Among the week's top losers – “Volzhskaya HES” (-15.58%), “VolgaTelecom” common stock (-11.42%) and “VolgaTelecom” preferred shares (-7.63%).
“Troika Dialog” remained the most active operator on the market. UFG came in second. The third place now belongs to “ALOR+”. As of April 1 st , 2005, 128 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.
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.
