Over the week of July 6 – July 10, 2009, the RTS Index went down by 12.1% to reach 835.23 points (950.24 points as of July 3, 2009). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 22.9 points), Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (minus 15.0 points) and ordinary shares of ??? "LUKOIL" (LKOH) (minus 11.2 points).
The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 experienced a decline closing at 813.97 points (5.68% down on 863.0 points as of July 3, 2009). Last week all the key economy sectors represented on the Russian stock market showed a negative trend. The largest decline was demonstrated by the power sector, with the RTS Index – Electric Utilities losing 13.11%. Significant decrease was registered in the oil & gas sector, with the RTS Index – Oil & Gas going down by 12.36%. The industrial sector experienced the slightest decline. The RTS Index – Industrial decreased by 3.4%.
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