JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" Weekly Trading Data: May 11th - May 14th, 2005

During the week of May 11th – May 14th, 2005, total trading volume on the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" reached 3 373 million rubles. The second-tier stock turnover equaled 1 680 million rubles, 57% of the total trading volume.

60 different securities traded on the market 1 429 times (trades in "Gazprom" stock are not taken into account in this statistics) The most popular were "Avtovaz" common stock (31.9% of the total trading volume), "Rosbusinessconsulting" common stock (23.51%), "Uralsvyazinform" common stock (0.38%), "VolgaTelecom" common stock (0.21%), "Transneft" preferred stock (0.15%), and others.

The week’s top gainers were "Zeya HES" preferred stock (25%), "Pskovenergo" common stock (17.65%), and "Surgutneftegaz" common stock (14.29%). Among the week’s top losers – "YUKOS" (-22.22%), "Zhigulevskaya HES" common stock (-15.15%) and "Votkinskaya HES" preferred shares (-10.83%).

The most active operators on the market this week were "ATON", "UFG" and "Troika Dialog". As of May 14th, 2005, 135 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.