In October 2008 the RTS Index slipped down by 36,18% to 773,37 points as of October 31st, 2008 against 1 211,84 points as of September 30th, 2008.
Most of the negative impact on the RTS Index dynamics was coming from falling prices for Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 78,81 points), LUKOIL ordinary shares (LKOH) (minus 74,79 points) and Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (minus 65,02 points).
The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 went down by 46,68% to reach 733,29 points (1 375,18 points as of the end of September, 2008). All the key sectors, represented on the Russian stock market, showed a negative trend. The major negative contributor was the banking sector, the corresponding Sectoral Index shed 47,59%. Metals & mining reported a significant loss – 47,47%. The smallest nonetheless tangible decline was accounted for by the oil & gas sector, with the RTS Index – Oil & Gas shedding 32,15%.
| Index | Closing value 31.10.2008 |
Monthly change, % |
|---|---|---|
| RTS Index | 773,37 | -36,18% |
| RTS-2 Index | 733,29 | -46,68% |
| RTS Index - Oil & Gas | 117,32 | -32,15% |
| RTS Index - Consumer & Retail | 119,92 | -44,68% |
| RTS Index - Metals & Mining | 99,26 | -47,47% |
| RTS Index - Industrial | 132,32 | -39,11% |
| RTS Index - Electric Utilities | 90,96 | -46,42% |
| RTS Index - Telecom | 95,23 | -38,16% |
| RTS Index - Financials | 183,86 | -47,59% |
In October 2008 the trading volume on RTS equaled 12,4 billion dollars (325,8 billion roubles*), including all types of trades.
The top sellers of the month on the RTS Stock Market were JSC "Salavatnefteorgsintez" ordinary shares (SNOZ) – $150,8 mln., Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) - $61,3 mln., followed by Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) – $54,9 mln. The share of the above securities in the turnover made up 38,74%, 15,75% and 14,12% respectively.
The top gainers of the month were JSC "?hTRP" ordinary shares (KIRZ) that experienced a 25,00% growth to close at $3,5, ordinary shares of Surgutneftegas (SNGS) that went up by 18,87% to reach $0,63 and OJSC "Rostelecom" ordinary shares (RTKM) that gained 10,96% to end up at $8,1 per share.
The top losers of the month were ordinary shares of Kirovsky Zavod (KIRZ) that fell in price by 78,00% to reach $11,0, ordinary shares of GAZ (GAZA) that went down by 77,50% to reach $18,0 and ordinary shares of OJSC "Company "M.video", (MVID) that were down by 76,03% to $0,7.
* The data is received by conversion of daily dollar turnovers into roubles
RTS Trading volume of securities, mln dollars
| October 2008 | September 2008 | Change, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTS Stock Market securities turnover | 389,32 | 655,10 | -40,57% |
| Volume of OTC trades | 12 007,80 | 30 711,84 | -60,90% |
| Total | 12 397,13 | 31 366,95 | -60,48% |
RTS Stock Market Best Sellers: October 2008
| Ticker | Company name | Trading volume, USD |
Share in RTS,% |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNOZ | JSC "Salavatnefteorgsintez", ordinary | 150 823 776 | 38,74% |
| SBER | Sberbank, ordinary | 61 308 820 | 15,75% |
| GAZP | Gazprom, ordinary | 54 953 949 | 14,12% |
| LKOH | ОАО "LUKOIL", ordinary | 27 360 217 | 7,03% |
| MTSS | MTS OJSC, ordinary | 18 058 698 | 4,64% |
| GMKN | OJSC "MMC "NORILSK NICKEL", ordinary | 15 088 324 | 3,88% |
| SNGS | Surgutneftegas, ordinary | 8 828 892 | 2,27% |
| ROSN | OJSC "OC "Rosneft", ordinary | 8 438 908 | 2,17% |
| MSTT | "MOSTOTREST", ordinary | 3 172 092 | 0,81% |
| FESH | FESCO, ordinary | 2 341 825 | 0,60% |
RTS Top Gainers: October 2008
| Ticker | Company name | Closing price, USD |
Change, % |
Trading volume, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEP | JSC "СhTRP", ordinary | 3,5 | 25,00% | 97 025 |
| SNGS | Surgutneftegas, ordinary | 0,63 | 18,87% | 8 786 794 |
| RTKM | OJSC "Rostelecom", ordinary | 8,1 | 10,96% | 506 225 |
RTS Top Losers: October 2008
| Ticker | Company name | Closing price, USD |
Change, % |
Trading volume, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRZ | Kirovsky Zavod, ordinary | 11 | -78,00% | 131 850 |
| GAZA | GAZ, ordinary | 18 | -77,50% | 503 770 |
| MVID | OJSC "Company "M.video", ordinary | 0,7 | -76,03% | 82 300 |
| GRAZ | RAZGULAY Group OJSC, ordinary | 1 | -74,81% | 61 750 |
| AFKS | Sistema JSFC, ordinary | 0,19 | -71,64% | 109 900 |
In October 2008 the top three positions in the RTS Classic Market best sellers rating were retained by Troika Dialog, Renaissance Broker and Deutsche Securities ZAO.
The first 3 positions on the RTS T+0 market: ALOR Plus Corporation, ALOR INVEST Ltd and Troika Dialog.
RTS Classic Market leading operators in October 2008
| The month’s rating: October 2008 |
The month’s rating: September 2008 |
Ticker | Company name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TROY | Troika Dialog |
| 2 | 2 | RENC | Renaissance Broker |
| 3 | 3 | UFGR | Deutsche Securities ZAO |
| 4 | 4 | BUBS | UBS Securities CJSC |
| 5 | 8 | RMGS | Rye, Man and Gor |
| 6 | 5 | MEIN | Metallinvestbank OJSCo SKB |
| 7 | 6 | MTRF | METROPOL IFCo. Ltd |
| 8 | 15 | MLSE | OOO Merrill Lynch Securities |
| 9 | 22 | NKOL | URALSIB Capital Limited Liability Company |
| 10 | 18 | CSFB | CJSC Bank Credit Suisse First Boston |
| 11 | 14 | CITI | Citibank ZAO |
| 12 | 7 | OPEN | OTKRITIE Brokerage house JSC |
| 13 | 12 | ALFC | ALFA-BANK |
| 14 | 9 | UNCR | UniCredit Aton |
| 15 | 16 | SCNT | Vostochnaya Fondovaya Kompania JSC |
| 16 | 13 | CKBN | CentroCredit Bank |
| 17 | 20 | BROK | Brokercreditservice Ltd. |
| 18 | 27 | ATLN | ATON LLC |
| 19 | 28 | INGB | ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO |
| 20 | 23 | INFA | Infina Investment Company JSC |
| 21 | 11 | ALNF | "Allen-finance", Company Limited |
| 22 | 35 | OLMA | OLMA Investment Firm |
| 23 | 30 | PRSP | PROSPECT INVESTMENT CO |
| 24 | 29 | PSTR | POLAR STAR IFC |
| 25 | 26 | MGTO | Financial company "Megatrustoil" |
RTS T+0 Market leading operators in October 2008
| The month’s rating: October 2008 |
The month’s rating: September 2008 |
Ticker | Company name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | ALPL | ALOR Plus Corporation |
| 2 | 22 | ALOR | ALOR Plus Corporation |
| 3 | 2 | TROY | Troika Dialog |
| 4 | 11 | TCBR | TransCreditBank JSC |
| 5 | 8 | OPEN | OTKRITIE Brokerage house JSC |
| 6 | 18 | BMOS | Bank of Moscow |
| 7 | 10 | CITF | KIT Finance Ltd |
| 8 | — | SOVL | SOVLINK LLC |
| 9 | 16 | RFCE | "Clearing Stock Center Limited" JSIK |
| 10 | 15 | RENC | Renaissance Broker |
| 11 | 1 | UNPA | Universal Investment Company Partner Ltd. |
| 12 | 12 | BROK | Brokercreditservice Ltd. |
| 13 | 25 | NKOL | URALSIB Capital Limited Liability Company |
| 14 | 14 | FINA | Investment Company FINAM CJSC |
| 15 | 9 | INGB | ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO |
| 16 | 21 | PRSP | PROSPECT INVESTMENT CO |
| 17 | 3 | ALFC | ALFA-BANK |
| 18 | 44 | BFAG | Baltic Financial Agency CJSC |
| 19 | 20 | OLMA | OLMA Investment Firm |
| 20 | 51 | PERS | Perspektiva Plus IC |
| 21 | — | MTRF | METROPOL IFCo. Ltd. |
| 22 | 40 | MEIN | Metallinvestbank OJSCo SKB |
| 23 | 43 | GINV | Gazinvest IC |
| 24 | 13 | ATLN | ATON LLC |
| 25 | 7 | NMOS | NOMOS-BANK (OJSC) |
