OREANDA-NEWS. The main indicator of the Russian stock market has set a new record. On October 26, 2007 by the moment of trading close, it made up 2194,12 points, RTS' press service reports. The maximum intra-day value on that day was 2194,17. The previous RTS Index record was registered on October 15, 2007, when the main indicator of the Russian stock market reached a value of 2176,90 points. The maximum intra-day value on that day was 2181,68.

These figures prove the fact that professional Russian market participants feel quite optimistic about the current stock market situation and expect the RTS Index to reach 2200 points in mid-December 2007. RTS Index is the benchmark in the Russian securities industry. The RTS Index is calculated based on 50 most liquid and capitalized stocks.