As follows from the official release of the exchange, the total value of transactions with Russian securities amounted to 44.63 billion rubles, which is 7.7 times higher than in January (5.78 billion rubles) and 32.8 times higher than in February 2024 (1.36 billion rubles). Bidders concluded more than 2.59 million transactions in February, which is 2.8 times more than in January (0.93 million transactions).
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Several factors influenced the growth in the volume of transactions on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange. Experts note optimism about the geopolitical situation - market participants hope for an improvement in the situation and an easing of sanctions, which has led to a revaluation of shares of companies that may benefit from changes in external conditions.
In particular, investors are counting on the possibility of unblocking the assets of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange and restoring its activities in trading foreign securities.
The figures were also affected by the launch of weekend trading. In February, the share of trading volume on Saturdays and Sundays amounted to 2.75% (1.23 billion rubles) of the total trading volume for the month.
Additionally, it is worth noting that the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange's information system contains digital financial assets worth 2.43 billion rubles, which also indicates an increase in interest in trading on this platform.
