Following 2009 the RTS index grew by 128.6%, its value at closing of trading session on Dec. 31, 2009 amounted to 1 444.61 points. The minimum value of the RTS index - 498.20 points - was recorded on January 23, a maximum value in the past year - 1 486.62 points - the RTS index reached on November 18, said in a message exchange.

RTS index, calculated by the ruble prices rose for the year by a large amount - on 133,8% up at 9 761.04 points. Small difference is due to fluctuations in the dollar - for the year the American currency went up by 3%.

The "second tier" for the past year increased by 160.36% - up to 1 427.28 points. The minimum value of the RTS-2 in 2009 - 432.04 points - was recorded on February 5, and on 28 December the index peaked - 1 431.01 points.

highest growth in 2009 was recorded in the consumer sector: the RTS Index - Consumer & retail trade rose during the year by 230.8%, and showed the smallest increase in oil and gas sector, however, and it was significant: the RTS Index - Oil and gas increased by 93,4%.

total trading volume on the RTS in 2009 totaled $ 343.2 billion, taking into account all types of transactions, including OTC.

turnover leaders were ordinary shares of OAO Gazprom, the turnover amounted to $ 92.2 billion, second only ordinary shares of OAO Sberbank of Russia - $ 74.8 billion, more preferred shares of OAO Sberbank of Russia - $ 25 billion The share of these securities in the stock market turnover amounted to 29,3%, 23,7% and 7,9%.

In 2009, the period showed significant trading volumes in bonds: the turnover on the bonds of the Ministry of Finance of Russia amounted to $ 20.3 billion

Top Gainers in 2009 - ordinary shares of OAO Armada (575.00%), OJSC "Bashneft (550.00%) and preferred shares of OAO Sberbank of Russia (541.43%).

top losers prices in 2009 was ordinary shares in OAO "TGC-2" (-68.92%), OJSC "Sistema-Hals (-64.00%), OJSC" Tujmazinskij Concrete Delivery Truck Works (-43 , 78%).

According to the results in 2009 trading volume on FORTS derivatives market grew by 26.99% compared with that of 2008. Since the beginning of the year on FORTS there were 74.3 million transactions from 474.4 million contracts totaling $ 14.2 trillion rubles.

The total turnover of the evening session in 2009 amounted to 2.3971 trillion rubles.

volume of open interest on standard contracts amounted to the end of 2009, 84.6 billion rubles or 3.1 million contracts. The maximum number of open positions was reached on December 9 - 156.1 billion rubles. And the daily average value of the index in the past year totaled 93.8 billion rubles.

In 2009, the most liquid futures contract began on the RTS index (the proportion of the instrument was 68.2% or 9.7 trillion rubles).. The second posid78tion was taken by futures on dollar-ruble (6.8%), turnover in futures on the shares of OAO "Gazprom" has made 6,6% of total turnover. The most liquid option contracts in the past year have options on futures contract on RTS index (2.3%).

Following the 2009 volume of trading in RTS Board on registered in the transactions totaled $ 109 million over the past year, the participants concluded 5 020 transactions. Leading position in terms of turnover in the RTS Board, took preferred shares Silvinit, the second and third places, respectively, ordinary shares of OAO TNK-BP Holding "and OAO Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. At present, the RTS Board includes the 1753 Instrument 1294 issuers.
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