Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: July 19th – July 23rd, 2004

Date 26/07/2004

For the week of July 19th– July 23rd, 2004, the RTS Index lost 4.48 points and closed at 565.77. The RTS Current Quotes Index (RTST) decreased by 4.25%, from 651.80 to 624.12.

This week’s top gainers were Buryatzoloto common shares (BRZL) that jumped 18.52% and reached $16 per share, Sberbank of Russia preferred shares (SBERP) that posted a 2.34% gain and closed at $4.9 and Slavneft-Megionneftegaz of Russia (MFGS) that reached $16.3, up 1.88% on last closing.

Among the week’s top losers were YUKOS common shares (YUKO) that closed 30.88% lower at $5.35 per share, Volzhskaya HES common shares (VLGS) that closed 20.87% down at $0.0455 and Tatneft common shares (TATN) that lost 9.84% and closed at $1.1.

The best selling were RAO UES of Russia common shares (EESR) with total weekly turnover of 27.850 million US dollars, LUKoil common shares (LKOH), their trading volume reaching 23.471 million dollars, and YUKOs common shares (YUKO) – 13.480 million US dollars. The share of each security in total trading volume equaled 28.21%, 23.78% and 13.66%, respectively.