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RTS Announces Weekly Trading Results

Over the week of October 13th- 17th, 2008, RTS Index went down by 20,97% and reached 667,62 points (844,75 points as of October 10th, 2008). Leaders of negative impact on RTS Index became ОАО "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) (-49,97 points), Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (-36,62 points), Sberbank (SBER) ordinary shares (-23,91 points).

The "second-tier" stock index - RTS-2 went down by 17,84% to reach 906,35 points (1103,09 points as of October 10, 2008). Last week all RTS Indices showed a negative trend. RTS Index - Financials decreased most, by 24,34%. RTS Index - Oil & Gas showed a considerable decrease by 22,68%. Index RTS - Telecom lost the least number of points, it dropped by only 5,91%.

Index / Closing value as of 17.10.2008 / Weekly change, %

RTS Index / - 667,62 / -20,97%
RTS-2 Index / 906,35 / -17,84%
RTS Index - Oil & Gas / 93,45 / -22,68%
RTS Index - Consumer & Retail / 153,48 / -17,11%
RTS Index - Metals & Mining / 94,46 / -15,57%
RTS Index - Industrial / 149,53 / -19,63%
RTS Index - Electric Utilities / 103,12 / -17,74%
RTS Index - Telecom / 111,35 / -5,91%
RTS Index - Financials / 190,48 / -24,34%

For the week of October 13 - 17, 2008 the total trading volume on RTS equaled 3,4 bln. dollars (88,7 bln. rubles*), including all types of trades.

The top sellers of the week were JSC "Salavatnefteorgsintez" ordinary shares (SNOZ) with the turnover for the week equal to $150,292 mln, Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) - $21,562 mln and Gazprom (GAZP) - $11,383 mln. The share of each security in the trading volume made up 72,02%, 10,33% and 5,45% accordingly.

The top gainers of the week were O.J.S.C. "Uralsvyazinform" ordinary shares (URSI) that gained 17,89% and reached $0,0112, OJSC "Polyus Gold" ordinary shares (PLZL) - 15,94% and reached $20,0, and JSC "LENENERGO" privileged shares (LSNGP) - 15,0% and reached $1,15.

The top losers of the week were ordinary shares of Sistema JSFC that fell in price by 50,0% and reached $0,25, Tatneft ordinary shares (TATN) - fell by 49,31% and reached $1,1 and OJSC LSR Group ordinary shares (LSRG) - fell by 47,37% and reached $7,0. -- www.rts.ru

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