OREANDA-NEWS. November 22, 2011. The MICEX-RTS securities, derivatives and foreign exchange markets will be open from January 3rd to January 6th, 2012. Trading sessions and settlements will be held in accordance with regular operating schedules of relevant markets. Representatives of the exchanges currently advise with officials on functioning of the Exchange on 9th January 2012 taking into account opinions of market participants. Trading and settlement infrastructure of the integrated exchange is ready to provide all necessary services to the participants on the mentioned days.

The foreign exchange market will allow them to roll over their positions through the holidays. On December 29, 2011 UTS trading participants will be able to execute trades in swaps USD_TOMNYH, EUR_TOMNYH and EURUSD_TOMNYH. Settlements on the first legs of these trades (TOM) will be carried out on the next trading day, i.e. on 30 December 2011, and on the second legs (NYH) – on 10 January 2012 (according to a special resolution of the Executive Board of ZAO MICEX). All effective rules and procedures on risk management systems and default management will apply to trades in these instruments executed on 3, 4, 5 and 6 January 2012.

Opening of the MICEX-RTS markets for the period of the New Year holidays is necessary for providing consistency of the Russian financial market with overseas trading venues and avoiding risks associated with long-term closure of trading.

Please be advised that the following instruments will not trade and be settled on 3-6 January 2012:

Amurmetall series 07 (security code RU000A0JQ4Y2);

Zenit OJSC series 06 (security code RU000A0JQ789);

IKS 5 FINANS series 01(security code RU000A0JPBN4);

EvroHim MHK OAO 02 (security code RU000A0JQXQ9);

MIA-4 (security code  RU000A0JPFF1);

Krasnodar-2010 (security code RU000A0JQXT3);

Uralsib-Lizing BO-04  (security code RU000A0JRLL3);

MM FINANS 02 (security code RU000A0JPBP9);

NOMOS-11 (security code RU000A0JQ748);

NUTRINVESTHOLDING -2 (security code RU000A0JQHV2);

KOPEYKA BO-02 (security code RU000A0JR2D9);

Rusfinans Bank BO-01 (security code RU000A0JRL70);

SUEK-Finans OOO 01 (security code  RU000A0JQXR7);

TGK-1 02 (security code RU000A0JQ722);

Farmpreparat 01 (security code RU000A0JQFP8);

FinansBiznesGrupp BO-01 (security code RU000A0JQXL0);

FSK EES 13 (security code RU000A0JRL96).