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On August 5, 2011 the total trading volume on the cash equities market RTS Standard reached USD915,041,218 or RUB25,477,675,648 setting a new record. At the end of the trading day the number of trades in the RTS Standard market totaled 91,155.
The previous record trading volume was seen of December 2, 2010 when market participants traded USD771,666,440 or RUB24,273,153,690.
RTS Standard sets a totally new standard for equity trading in Russia. It facilitates building up the liquidity of the Russian securities market, curbs counterparties’ risks and boosts development of the infrastructure. It aims to attract substantial international investor interest into the local equity market due to the applied global standards of trading.
