RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: March 2005 Results

In March 2005 total trading volume on the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" reached 2 788 million rubles compared with 2 839 million rubles in February. The second-tier stock turnover equaled 918 million rubles, 33% of the total trading volume.

88 different securities traded on the market 15 thousand times (this statistics doesn't include trades in "Gazprom" stock). The most popular second-tier stocks were "Orenburgneft" preferred stock (3.67% of the total trading volume), UTK common stock (3.56%), "Avtovaz" stock (3.32%), "Uralzvyazinform" common stock (3.25%), and "Megionneftegaz" preferred stock (1.77%).

The month's top gainers were "Central Telegraph" common and preferred stock (100.31 and 80% approximately), "Salavatorgsintez" common stock (37.33%).

The month's top losers in March were "Udmurtneft" preferred stock (-26.82%), "YUKOS" common stock (-24.29%) and "Mosenergo" (-19.23%).

The most active operators on the market in March (for stocks other than "Gazprom") were "Troika Dialog", "ALOR+", UFG.

On March 31st, 2005, the all-time volume record was posted at the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" Order-driven market – 334,4 million rubles, more than 3 times over the daily average volume since the launch of the market on November 23rd, 2004.

Currently 128 professional market participants work on the market; 269 securities by 185 issuers are traded