The leading RTS Index gained 3.09% during July, reaching 1,017.47 points. Due to favorable corporate reports, a positive US employment report and a rise in commodity markets the bullish mood prevailed.
However, July 2009 RTS volumes were down 11.05% over June 2009. Total RTS Exchange and OTC market activity dropped to USD30.1 billion during July 2009.
Activity on Futures and Options on RTS (FORTS) during July slightly dropped with volumes down 4.85% to 44.1 million contracts compared with levels in June.
Full statistics are provided in the accompanying tables.