Cbank: Net purchases of shares by individuals at 2.9 bln rbl in Jul

MOSCOW, Aug 8 (PRIME) -- Net purchases of the shares on the Russian market shrank by about 77.9% on the month to 2.9 billion rubles in July, the central bank said in a research note on Tuesday.

The average share of retail investors in the exchange share trade rose to 81% in July from 80% in June.

The non-credit financial institutions were the net buyers of shares in July with the purchases reaching 9.3 billion rubles. Foreign investors from the friendly countries acted as the net sellers of shares selling 10.4 billion rubles worth of shares in the month, the regulator said.

(96.5668 rubles – U.S. $1)

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