Trading Volume On RTS Standard Exceeds USD189 Million

May 20, 2009 saw a record trading volume and a record number of trades on RTS Standard.

By the end of the main trading session the market participants had executed 7,742 tradeswith a total value of USD189.9 million.

The previous trading volume record was set on May 19, 2009 when the market participants transacted USD147.5 million.

By the end of the main trading session the trading volume on the RTS Stock Market totalled USD226.1 million. The new record is close to RTS Stock Market highs - for example trading volume last exceeded USD200 million in April 2006.