RTS Order-Driven Market: Weekly Data February 25th-February 28th

For the week of February 25th - February 28th, 2003, securities traded on the Order-driven market 5 306 times. Daily average turnover equaled 169 million shares and 1 622 million rubles, a 40% increase in terms of shares, and 18% - in rubles over the previous week. Internet trading accounted for 27% of total weekly trading volume.

Direct transactions executed on the Order-driven market for the week of February 25th -February 28th, 2003, accounted for 393 million rubles in total turnover, a significant increase over 196 million rubles posted for the previous period (February 17th - February 22nd, 2003). 212 direct transactions were reported, up from 87 the week before.

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

Troika Dialog
United Financial Group
Prolog Investment Agency
Renaissance Broker
Web-invest.ru

The leaders in Internet trading were:

Prolog Investment Agency
Web-invest.ru
Brokercreditservice Company
Barrel Investment Company
Finance-Analytic

Currently 141 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.