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FORTS After-Hours Trading Volume Exceeded USD1.5 Billion

Date 31/01/2011

On January 28, 2011 a new evening session trading record was set on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, showing its highest value since the launch of the evening trading session on FORTS.

Turnover of derivatives on RTS reached a total value of USD1,534,726,988  (RUB45,532,894,194) during the period from 7.00PM to 11.50 PM MSK.

"Taking into account  Friday’s negative dynamic  on the global stock markets FORTS market participants decided to adjust or close their positions before the market opened on Monday using the opportunities of RTS’s evening session", comments Evgeny Serdyukov, Director of the Futures & Options Market at OJSC RTS.