OREANDA-NEWS. April 27, 2010. Effective May 17, 2010 the main trading session on all RTS markets will take place from 10:00 am to 6:45 pm MSK. The decision to move the opening time of the main trading session to 10.00 am MSK was made by the Board of Directors of RTS Stock Exchange on April 23, 2010.

This decision establishes the following operating schedule that will become effective May 17, 2010 (all times are MSK):

10:00 am – 6:45 pm - main trading session on all markets

6:45 pm – 7:00 pm - evening clearing session on RTS Standard and FORTS

7:00 pm – 11:50 pm - evening trading session on RTS Standard and FORTS

From 2:00 pm to 2:03 pm there will be an intraday clearing session held on RTS Standard and FORTS.

In accordance with the decision by the Board of Directors the pre-trading period (if held) takes place from 9:45 am to 10:00 am on the current trading day.

On the last trading day of the calendar week the trading session in the on-exchange trading mode with settlement on T+0 is to be held from 10:00 am to 6:55 pm on the current trading day.