OREANDA-NEWS. On 06 March 2009 was announced, that In February 2009 the RTS Index went up by 1.78% to 544.58 points as of February 27, 2009 against 535.04 points as of January 30, 2009.

Most of the positive impact on the RTS Index dynamics was coming from growing prices for Surgutneftegas ordinary shares (SNGS) (plus 11.14 points), OJSC "Polyus Gold" ordinary shares (PLZL) (plus 4.54 points) and Rosneft ordinary shares (ROSN) (plus 3.23 points).

The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 increased by 0.69% to reach 440.86 points (437.86 points as of January 30, 2009). Almost all the key sectors represented on the Russian stock market showed a positive trend. The major positive contributor was the metals & mining sector, with the corresponding sectoral index shedding 17.06%. Consumer & retail sector reported a significant gain – 10.32%. The largest decline was registered in the industrial sector, with the RTS Index – Industrial losing 12.18%.