Corporate bond market totaled RUR 3.821 bln at the end of September

Volume of the corporate bond market equaled RUR 3,821 billion (all issues) as on September 28, 2012. 813 bond issues by 337 issuers are currently in trading. In September, 17 companies sold bonds in total amount of RUR 87.9 bln. Financial sector companies sold RUR 64.4 billion. Largest amounts were offered by VTB, Rosbank, RESO-Garantia and Alfa-Bank. Non-financial sector in September was presented by MOESK, Magnit and NLMK. Corporate bond indices Three regions raised loans in the municipal debt segment: Tula Region, Novosibirsk and the Republic of Khakassia, which in Spetember completed placing series 34002 bonds. Borrowings totaled RUR 11.7 bln. As of September 28, the market for municipal bonds totaled RUR 398.38 bln, of which Moscow issues accounted for RUR 160.26 bln. Bonds of 35 constituent entity of the Russian Federation are currently in circulation. Municipal bond indices September saw five auctions of OFZ bonds due in 2017-2027; the amount of bonds sold remained at RUR 67 bln, while supply totaled RUR 100 bln. Ten-year bonds accounted for much of the debt: there were two auctions of OFZ 26209; borrowing exceeded RUR 34 billion.