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In July 2011 the RTS Index went up by 3.06% to 1,965.02 points as of July 29, 2011 against1,906.71 points as of June 30, 2011. Most of the positive impact on the RTS Index dynamics came from rising prices for ordinary shares of OAO LUKOIL (LKOHS) (up 12.95 points) followedby JSC "NOVATEK" (NVTKS) (up 8.59 points) and Sberbank (SBERS) (up 7.12 points).
The RTS Standard Index, the blue chips index, rose by 1.61% to reach 11,544.06 points(11,361.49 points as of June 30, 2011). The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 Index went up by3.61% to reach 2,285.87 points (2,206.14 points as of June 30, 2011).
July’s growth on the stock market was accompanied by an increase in volatility levels, shown by the 1.14% growth in the Russian Volatility Index RTSVX, reaching 23.02 points (22.76 points as of June 30, 2011).
Key economy sectors represented on the Russian stock market showed positive dynamics. The largest gain was demonstrated by the consumer and retail sector, with the RTS Consumer & Retail Index growing by 7.92%. Considerate growth was reported by power and oil and gas sectors, with the RTS Electric Utilities Index and RTS Oil & Gas Index growing by 3.15% and3.13% respectively.
The regional index, RTS Siberia Index, gained 3.21%.
In July, the US dollar lost 1.73% against the Russian ruble to reach 27.59 rubles per US dollar(28.08 rubles as of June 30, 2011).
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