RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market Weekly Data: December 23rd-December 27th

For the week of December 23rd - December 27th, 2002, securities traded on the Order-driven market 848 times. Daily average turnover equaled 232 million rubles and 22,7 million shares, compared with 312 million rubles and 30,6 million shares for the period of December 9th-December 20th. The total turnover on the market equaled 1 162 million rubles, with 113 million shares changing hands.

62 directly - addressed trades executed last week accounted for 578 million rubles in total turnover (the period of December 9th-December 20th, 2002, showed 43 directly-addressed trades and 145 million rubles).

17 different issues were traded on the Order-driven market from December 23th - December 27th, 2002.

The most active traders on the Order-driven market were:

Troika Dialog
Prolog Investment Agency
Unified Financial Group (UFG)
Alfa Bank
Metropol Investment Company

The leaders in Internet trading were:

METROPOL Investment Company
Brokercreditservice Company
UNIASTRUM Bank
Alor Invest
"Land" Investment company

Currently 136 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.