August was a mixed month for investors on the Russian market following the news flow from abroad and pressure from falling oil prices.
The leading RTS Index gained 4.82% during August, reaching 1,066.53 points.
In August 2009 RTS volumes were down 0.80% over July 2009. Total RTS Exchange and OTC market activity dropped to USD29.9 billion during August 2009.
Activity on Futures and Options on RTS (FORTS) during August dropped with volumes down 10.32% to 39.5 million contracts compared with levels in July.
International firms were prominent during the month, with Deutsche Securities listed as third largest broker on the RTS Classica market.
Full statistics are provided in the accompanying tables.