RTS Order-Driven Market: Weekly Data January 13th-January 17th

For the week of January 13th, securities traded on the Order-driven market 5 126 times. Daily average turnover increased by 88% to 26 million shares, (or 43% to 190 million rubles), compared with 190 million rubles and 14 million shares for the previous period, from December 30th, 2002, to January 10th, 2003. Total market turnover equaled 132 million shares, or 1 361 million rubles.

41 directly - addressed trades executed on Order-driven market for the week of January 13th, accounted for 152 million rubles in total turnover (the previous period, December 30th, 2002 -January 10th, 2003, showed 60 directly-addressed trades and the turnover of 159 million rubles).

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

Troika Dialog
United Financial Group
Prolog Investment Agency
Alor-Invest
Alfa Bank

The leaders in Internet trading were:

Alor Invest
Metropol
Prolog Investment Agency
Uniastrum Bank
ATON

Currently 137 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.