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RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: IV Quarter Data

Date 06/01/2003

For the IV quarter of 2002 the order-driven market total trading volume reached 20,6 billion rubles with 2,2 billion shares changing hands. Daily trading volume totaled 322 million rubles, or 34 million shares Shares traded in the IV quarter 76 thousand times, 1 185 trades daily, on average.

Directly-addressed trades total volume accounted for 2,4 billion rubles. 482 directly-addressed trades were executed in the IV quarter of 2002.

IV Quarter Order-Driven Market BestSellers:

RTS Code Share Type Issuer Volume, million rubles Share in Total Volume
GSPBEX Common Gazprom 6 678,78 32,44%
EESRG Common RAO UES of Russia 4 536,08 22,04%
SNGSG Common Surgutneftegaz 3 470,03 16,86%
LKOHG Common LUKOil 2 786,78 13,54%
YUKOG Common Sberbank 906,60 4,40%
SBERG Common YUKOS 759,85 3,69%
GMKNG Common Norilsk Nickel 634,08 3,08%
RTKMG Common Rostelecom 504,15 2,45%
MSNGG Common Mosenergo 271,26 1,32%
SNGSPG Preferred Surgutneftegaz 30,02 0,15%
URSIG Common Uralsvyazinform 5,30 0,03%

Currently 135 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.