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RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results

During the week of March 24th – 28th, 2008 Russian Trading System Index is up by 4,31% and reached 2049,40 (1964,65 as of March 21st, 2008). Leaders of positive impact on RTS Index became: ОАО "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) (41,78 points), OJSC "OC "Rosneft" ordinary shares (ROSN) (15,85 points) and Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) – (15,45 points).

The "second-tier" stock index – Russian Trading System-2 – is down by 0,54% to 2463,47 (2476,80 as of March 21st, 2008). Last week only Oil & Gas sector demonstrated a significant rise: RTS Index – Oil & Gas is up by 7,73%. A decline was registered in Electric Utilities and Financials: RTS Index – Electric Utilities is down by 2,76% and RTS Index – Financials went down by 0,65%.

For the week of March 24th – 28th the total trading volume on RTS equaled 6,3 bln. dollars (150,2 bln. rubles*), including all types of trades.

The top sellers of the week were ОАО "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) – $60,350 mln., Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) - $43,688 mln., followed by Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) – $36,238 mln. The share of each security in the trading volume made up 23,66%, 17,13% and 14,21% accordingly.

The top gainers of the week were JSC Uralkali ordinary shares (URKA) that went up by 14,29% and reached $8,40, PJSC "Belon" ordinary shares (BLNG) that gained 13,64% and reached $125,00 and ОАО "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) that were up by 13,48% and reached $84,20.

The top losers of the week were ordinary shares of Southern Kuzbass Coal Company ОАО (UKUZ) that fell in price by 12,38% and reached $92,00, ordinary shares of Mechel ОАО (MTLR) that went down by 10,19% and reached $35,25 and ordinary shares ordinary shares of Silvinit (SILV) that shed 8,7% and reached $1050,00. -- www.rts.ru

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