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In April 2009 the RTS Index went up by 20.77% to 832.87 points as of April 30, 2009 against 689.63 points as of March 31, 2009. Most of the positive impact on the RTS Index dynamics was coming from growing prices for Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (plus 23.51points), Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (plus 19.41 points) and ordinary shares of OJSC "OC "Rosneft" (ROSN) (plus 18.93 points).
The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 increased by 23.49% to reach 636.18 points (515.17 points as of March 31, 2009). All the key sectors represented on the Russian stock market showed a positive trend. The major positive contributor was the electric utilities sector, with the corresponding index going up by 43.55%. The Consumer & Retail sector reported a significant gain – 42.81%. The slightest growth was registered in the telecom sector, with the RTS Index – Telecom increasing by 14.58%.
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