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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

RTS Stock Exchange Classic Stock Market: December 9th-December 20th

Date 25/12/2002

For the week of December 9th -December 20th, 2002, the RTS Index inched 0.92% up and closed at 352.72. The RTS Technical Index closed 3.21% higher at 388.38.

The week's top gainers include Sverdlovenergo preferred shares (SVERP) that climbed 18.18% and reached $0.1105, Pensaenergo preferred shares (PNZEP) that posted a 13.56% increase and closed at $0.0335 and Rostovenergo common shares (RTSE) that reached $0.0207, up 10.99% on last closing.

The top losers of the week were Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (JNOS) common shares that dropped 33.70% to $0.179 per share, KAMAZ common shares (KMAZ) that closed 23.23% down at $0.2575, and GAZ common shares (GAZA) that lost 23.08% and closed at $15.

Total RTS turnover for period of December 6th - December 21st equaled $228.464 million, up from $131.33 the week before. The Classic Market weekly turnover reached $131.452 million, with daily turnover of $14.606 million. The previous week (November 29th -December 6th) showed $75.304 million and $15.061 million, respectively. The average daily volume across the board rose 3.36%.

The list of last week's bestsellers includes RAO UES of Russia common shares (EESR) with weekly turnover of $37.734 million shares, "Surgutneftegaz" common shares (SNGZ) (weekly turnover of $19.183 million and LUKOil common shares (LKOH) - $14.867 million. The share of these securities in the overall turnover amounted to 28.71%, 14.59% and 11.31%, respectively.