OREANDA-NEWS. UTair Aviation shares have been included in the transportation sector Index of the Moscow Stock Exchange. The indexing of this economic sector began in November 2013.

“We are pleased to be among first five companies selected as the basis for the Transportation Index calculation,” said UTair Aviation Financial Director Igor Petrov. “UTair's inclusion in Index demonstrates the high potential of the airliner's stock and the emergence of this transparent and user-friendly market analysis tool will allow us to expand our investor base.”

“The Moscow Stock Exchange Indices have been supplemented with an important new indicator - the Transportation Index,” said Moscow Stock Exchange Indices and Market Data Department Director Sergey Golovanov. “For the issuer, presence in the Index calculation base is a confirmation of its maturity, the quality of its shares and their investment attractiveness.”

The Moscow Stock Exchange Transportation Index is calculated both in rubles (MICEXTRN) and USD (RTStn) and includes shares of transport industry issuers meeting specific requirements in terms of capitalization, liquidity and free-float. The new Index includes shares of transport companies which are already included in Moscow Stock Exchange Broad Market Index calculation base.