On May 6, 2010 a new evening session trading record was set on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS with RUB42.964 billion or USD1.418 billion in value traded. It is the highest value since the launch of the evening trading session on FORTS.
The previous record was seen on April 28, 2010, when evening trading on FORTS exceeded RUB34.755 billion or USD1.182 billion.
The panic that hit global financial and FX markets on May 6, 2010 after 7.00 pm MSK, drove the trading volumes up during the evening trading session on the Russian market. Thanks to the opportunity to trade in securities and derivatives on RTS Standard and FORTS from 7.00 pm until 11.50 MSK Russian investors can immediately react to the global cues and manage their positions before the market opens in the morning to compensate for the assumed gaps at the opening.