Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Natalia Burkova Author-Name-First: Natalia Author-Name-Last: Burkova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Elizaveta Khudko Author-Name-First: Elizaveta Author-Name-Last: Khudko Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Financial Markets Abstract: In December 2012, the Russian financial markets demonstrated a similar trend to the previous months, characterized by significant volatility. An average monthly trading volume of the Russian Federation for the period increased by 4%, while the market for government securities and futures decreased by 2% and 4%, respectively. Positive trend in the domestic corporate bond market was reflected by the key market indicators: market volume and index, as well as by the activity of issuers and investors in the primary and secondary markets. During the month, a number of long-term mortgage bond issues were offered in the market. Classification-JEL: G1, G3, G15 Keywords: Financial Markets Year: 2013 Issue: 1 Month: January Pages: 17-24 Journal:Russian Economic Developments File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/50Burkova.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:50