RTS Bonds: April Data

For the month of April total trading volume on RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, reached 5 317 thousand dollars, up 1,4% 5 243 thousand US dollars in March, 2003. Moscow City Bonds accounted for 95% of total turnover; "IRKUT" company bonds - for 5% of total volume. In April fixed-income securities traded 89 times, a 14% increase from 78 trades in March.

The RTS Bonds trading system opened up on June 3, 2002. Currently 167 members of the Partnership, including 16 market makers, trade fixed-income securities on the RTS Stock Exchange. Daily RTS Bonds market information is available on the RTS server on the Internet.