RTS Group Trading Statistics May 2010 - Russian Share Market Slips But Derivatives Soar

In May the Russian market came under pressure from a falling Euro and weaker commodities which inevitably led to lower share prices.

Although almost all the liquid shares were weaker during May activity on the RTS Derivatives market FORTS soared due to the participants’ urge to hedge their risks amid uncertainty.

The leading RTS Index lost 11.97% during May, reaching 1,384.59 points. In May 2010 the RTS volumes were down13.73% over the previous month. Total RTS Exchange and OTC market activity fell to USD46.99 billion during May 2010.

Activity on Futures and Options on RTS (FORTS) during May rose 49.15% to 61.7 million contracts compared with April 2010.

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