RTS Stock Exchange Bonds: December Data

For the month of December total trading volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, increased 77% and reached 9,4 million US dollars, compared with November's 5,3 million dollars. Eurobond trading accounted for 5,7 million US dollars or 61% of total monthly volume, "PROMIF" bonds - for 1,3 million dollars (13,7%) and Tumen Oil Company - for 0,9 million US dollars (10% of total monthly volume). In December fixed-income securities traded 41 times compared with 31 times in November.

In December two new bond issues were placed on the RTS Stock Exchange. "Evrazholding" bond (1 million bonds, 100 rubles par value, three-year duration) IPO took place on December 6th, on two exchanges simultaneously. "Mellyaneft" bonds - (50 000 bonds, 1 000 rubles par value) - were placed on the RTS and OTC market.

The RTS Bonds trading system opened up on June 3, 2002. Currently 167 members of the Partnership, including 16 market makers, trade fixed-income securities on the RTS Stock Exchange. Daily RTS Bonds market information is available on the RTS server on the Internet.