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RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results

Over the week of June 30th – July 4th, 2008, the RTS Index fell 5,65% to 2187,65 points (2318,61 points as of June 27th, 2008). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 24,74 points), OJSC "OC "Rosneft" ordinary shares (ROSN) (minus 14,99 points) and Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (minus 14,88 points).

The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 shed 2,60% to 2516,60 points (2583,64 points as of June 27th, 2008). Last week all the key sectors, represented on the Russian stock market, showed a negative trend. Metals & Mining showed the largest drop: the RTS Index – Metals & Mining went down by 6,87%, comparing with the end of the last week. The slightest decline was registered in the Consumer & Retail sector, the corresponding RTS Sectoral Index shrank by 0,78% only.

The total trading volume on RTS for the week June 30th – July 4th, 2008 equaled 5,6 bln dollars (130,6 bln roubles*), including all types of trades.

The week's top sellers were Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) – $54,728 mln., Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) – $39,321 mln. and ОАО "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) – $37,355 mln. The share of each security in the total trading volume made up 21,23%, 15,25% and 14,49% accordingly.

The week's top gainers were ordinary shares of PJSC "Belon" (BLNG) that gained 14,29% to reach $240,00, ordinary shares of JSC "OGK-1" (OGKA) that grew by 11,25% to $0,089 and JSC Acron ordinary shares (AKRN) that went up by 9,91% to $127,50.

The week's top losers were OGK-4 ordinary shares (OGKD), that fell in price by 20,45% to reach $0,07, "VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation" ordinary shares (VSMO) that closed 19,44% down at $145,00 per share, and ordinary hares of OJSC "Volga TGC" ordinary shares (TGKG) that posted 13,58% loss at $0,07. -- www.rts.ru

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