Russia opens first criminal case in stock price fixing
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, Aug 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has launched the country’s first criminal case into stock market price manipulation, following a check by the Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS).
The check revealed manipulation of the price of ordinary shares issued by Tatbento, a company registered in Tatarstan region, traded on the MICEX-RTS Stock Exchange.
Prices were fixed from September to December 2010 by several Tatbento customers, including one of the company’s founders, the FFMS said.
“During this period, the price of Tatbento ordinary shares grew 50 percent. The check was carried out following a request by a stock market trader following signs of manipulation revealed by the regulator’s comprehensive system of monitoring Tatbento shares,” the FFMS said.
Tatbento mines clay and kaolin, and is also involved in pre-fabricated assembly of buildings and manufacture of ceramic tiles.
Russia adopted a law on fighting the illegitimate use of insider information and market manipulation in January 2011.
The FFMS later developed methodology for calculating demand and supply and volume of trade, which in turn can reveal irregularities possibly caused by illegal manipulation.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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