RTS Released Stock Market Weekly Trading Results

OREANDA-NEWS. August 31, 2010. Over the week of August 23-27, 2010, the RTS Index went down by 0.25% to reach 1,421.47 points (1,425.03 points as of August 20, 2010). Most of the negative impact on the RTS Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for ordinary shares of Sberbank (SBERSS) (down 3.55 points) followed by ordinary shares of Rosneft  (ROSNS)  (down 1.50 points). ). Most of the positive impact on the RTS Index dynamics was related to the growing prices for ordinary shares of Surgutneftegas (SNGSS)  (plus 2.66 points) followed by ordinary shares of OJSC "LUKOIL" (LKOHS) (plus 1.99 points).

The RTS Standard Index, the blue chips index, lost 0.02% to reach 9,355.62 points (9,357.10 points as of August 20, 2010). The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 experienced an increase of 0.10% closing at 1,735.95 points (1,734.30 points as of August 20, 2010). Last week all the key economy sectors represented on the Russian Stock Market experienced multidirectional movement of prices. The largest decline was reported by the financial sector, with the RTS Finances Index shedding 1.29% and by the consumer and retail sector, with the RTS Consumer & Retail Index losing 0.83%. . The largest growth was reported by the telecommunication sector, with the RTS Telecom Index adding 3.19%. 

The regional index, RTS Siberia Index, lost 0.12%.

Last week the US dollar appreciated by 1.18% against the ruble to reach 30.82 rubles per US dollar (30.46 rubles as of August 20, 2010).

The total securities trading volume on RTS for the week of August 23-27, 2010 equaled USD10.71 billion (329.08 billion rubles*), including all types of trades. The trading volume on RTS Standard totaled USD2,017.81 million.

The week's top sellers were Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) with a turnover of USD1,193.55 million followed by Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) with a turnover of USD334.12 million and ordinary shares of OJSC "LUKOIL" (LKOH) with a turnover of USD117.39 million. The share of each security in the total trading volume made up 58.54%, 16.39% and 5.76% respectively.

The week's top gainers were ordinary shares of "IDGC of Centre, JSC" (MRKC) that went up by 22.73% to USD0.048 followed by ordinary shares of OJSC Sibirtelekom (ENCO) – by 5.47% to USD0.0617 and ordinary shares of OJSC "VolgaTelecom"  (NNSI) – by 4.92% to reach USD3.2.

The week's top losers were ordinary shares of OJSC Uralkali  (URKA) that fell 11.52% to reach USD4.3 followed by ordinary shares of JSC "IDGC Holding"  (MRKH) that lost 7.97% to reach USD0.127 and preferred shares of Transneft  (TRNFP) that shed 7.83% to reach USD1060.

* The data is received by conversion of daily dollar turnovers into rubles

Trading volume of securities on RTS, mln dollars

RTS Stock Market Weekly Best Sellers (23.08.10 - 27.08.10)

Weekly Top Gainers (23.08.10 - 27.08.10)

Weekly Top Losers (23.08.10 - 27.08.10)

RTS Stock Market Leading Operators

The top three leading operators on RTS Classica: 1 – Metallinvestbank OJSCo SKB, 2 – CJSC FINAM, 3 – Troika Dialog .

RTS Classica Leading Operators (23.08.10 - 27.08.10)