OREANDA-NEWS. The main indicator of the Russian stock market has set a new record. On October 8, 2007 by the moment of trading close, it made up 2130.20 points. The maximum intra-day value on that day was 2133.68, RTS' press service reported.
The previous RTS Index record was registered on October 5, 2007,when the main indicator of the Russian stock market reached a value of 2115.43 points. Futures contract on RTS Index with settlement in December 2007 closed today with the value 2139.40, which exceeds the current RTS Index value by 9.20 points. These figures prove the fact that professional Russian market participants feel quite optimistic about the current stock market situation and expect the RTS Index to reach 2139 points in mid-December 2007.

RTS Index is the benchmark of the Russian securities industry. The RTS Index is calculated based on 50 most liquid and capitalized stocks.