The Moscow Stock Exchange reported an increase in the number of private investors on the site from 517 thousand in February. Their total number reached 24 million people, they opened more than 40 million accounts. The share of private investors in the volume of transactions in shares at the end of the month exceeded 80%.
The report on the results of February 2022 was published by the Moscow Stock Exchange on its website. In February, private investors on the Moscow Stock Exchange increased by 517 thousand, their number reached 24 million. In January, the site grew by 555,000 new private investors.
Private investors’ share of equity trading volume in February rose to 81.1% from 80.4% in January. In the volume of bond transactions, private investors took a 28.2% share.
Shares of Sberbank, Gazprom, Lukoil, Norilsk Nickel and Rosneft became the most popular stocks in private investors’ portfolios in February. On average, the shares of Sberbank and Gazprom account for up to 48% of the portfolio of private investors.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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