RTS Order-Driven Market: December 30th 2002 - January 10th 2003 Market Data

For the week of December 30th, 2002 - January 10th, 2003, securities traded on the Order-driven market 3 869 times. Daily average turnover reached 154 million rubles and 10,3 million shares, compared with 232 million rubles and 22,7 million shares for the previous period, from December 23rd-December 27th, 2002. The total turnover on the market equaled 1 075 million rubles, with 72 million shares changing hands.

60 directly - addressed trades executed on Order-driven market from December 30th, 2002, to January 10th, 2003, accounted for 159 million rubles in total turnover (the period of December 23rd-December 27th, 2002, showed 62 directly-addressed trades and turnover of 578 million rubles).

From December 30th, 2002, to January 10th, 2003, 17 different securities were quoted and traded on the Order-driven market.

The most active traders on the Order-driven market were:

Troika Dialog
Prolog Investment Agency
Unified Financial Group
Alfa-Bank
National Development Bank

The leaders in Internet trading were:

METROPOL Investment Company
Prolog Investment Agency
ALOR Invest
Brockercreditservice Company
Alfa-Bank

Currently 136 companies - professional market participants- trade on the Order-driven market.

The Order-driven market is the unified RTS and St. Petersburg St. Exchange marketplace where corporate stocks are traded. Market participants can submit directly addressed quotes, or quotes with no particular addressee in mind. Trading is being done via St. Petersburg St. Exchange, clearing - through the RTS Stock Exchange Clearinghouse, settlement - via the RTS Stock Exchange Settlement Chamber. The electronic trading system can be accessed via "Plaza Stocks" workstation or through the Internet-trading gateway. Private investors can trade on the Order-driven market by becoming clients of licensed brokerages/investment houses.