RTS Released Stock Market Trading Results: March 2011

OREANDA-NEWS. April 5, 2011. In March 2011 the RTS Index went up by 3.77% to 2,044.20 points as of March 31, 2011 against 1,969.91 points as of February 28, 2011. Most of the positive impact on the RTS Index dynamics was coming from the growing prices for ordinary shares of Gazprom  (GAZPS) (up 30.90 points), Sberbank  (SBERS) (up 19.47 points) followed by "OJSC "MMC "NORILSK NICKEL" (GMKNS) (up 12.00 points).

The RTS Standard Index, the blue chips index, rose by 2.37% to reach 12,411.57 points (12,123.66 points as of February 28, 2011). The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 Index went up by 1.39% to reach 2,357.10 points (2,324.70 points as of February 28, 2011).

January growth on the stock market was accompanied by a decrease of volatility levels when the Russian Volatility Index RTSVX went down by 7.04% to reach 25.61 points (27.55 points as of January 31, 2011).

 Key economy sectors represented on the Russian stock market showed a positive trend. The largest gain was demonstrated by the oil & gas sector, with the RTS Oil & Gas Index growing by 2.88%. A significant increase was also reported by the metallurgy sector with the RTS Metals & Mining Index gaining 2.14%. The largest decline was reported by the power industry, with the RTS Electric Utilities Index shedding 1.28%.  

The regional index, RTS Siberia Index, lost 1.92%.

In March the US dollar depreciated by 1.77% against the Russian ruble to reach 28.43 rubles per US dollar (28.94 rubles as of February 28, 2011).

In March 2010 the securities trading volume on RTS equaled USD50.58 billion (1,440.18 billion rubles*), including all types of trades. The trading volume on RTS Standard totaled USD9,907.33 million.

The top sellers of the month on the RTS Stock Market were Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) with a turnover of USD4,228.2 million followed by Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) with a turnover of USD1,235.5 million and OAO "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) with a turnover of USD1,235.5 million. The share of the above securities in the turnover made up 41.78%, 26.46% and 12.21% respectively.

The top gainers of the month were ordinary shares of Sistema JSFC  (AFKS) that experienced a growth of 17.65% to reach USD1.2,  preferred shares of JSOC Bashneft  (BANEP) that went up by 16.84% to reach USD44.4 and ordinary shares of Ufaneftekhim  (UFNC) that gained 16.38% to end up at USD5.4 per share.

The top losers of the month were preferred shares of JSC  Nizhnekamskneftekhim  (NKNCP) that lost 14.90% to reach USD0.4425, ordinary shares of MASHINOSTROITELNY ZAVOD (MASZ)  that went down by 14.81% to reach USD230 and JSC "LENENERGO" (LSNG) that decreased by 14.13% to USD0.79.

* The data is received by conversion of daily dollar turnovers into rubles

Trading volume of securities on RTS, mln dollars

RTS Stock Market Best Sellers: March 2011

RTS Top Gainers: March 2011

RTS Top Losers: March 2011

RTS Stock Market leading operators in March 2011

The top three leading operators on RTS Classica in March 2011: Troika Dialog, Deutsche Securities ZAO and Citi Group Global Markets ZAO.

The top three leading operators on RTS Standard in March 2011: OTKRITIE Group, Troika Dialog and ALOR INVEST Ltd.

RTS Classica Leading Operators in March 2011

RTS Standard Leading Operators in March 2011