Activity on the Russian market in June reflected how investors were hesitant to trade. As a result, the principal RTS Index changed insignificantly. Despite the cut in the Greek rating, the Russian share market showed relatively active growth, following the global exchange grounds and oil prices.
The leading RTS Index lost 3.27% during June, reaching 1,339.35 points. In June 2010 RTS volumes were up 1.64% over the previous month. Total RTS Exchange and OTC market activity grew to USD47.76 billion during June 2010.
Activity on Futures and Options on RTS (FORTS) during June fell 11.42% to 54.6 million contracts compared with May 2010.