In September accounts at Moscow Exchange were opened by 456 thousand people, which is 40% less than last year, but 7% more than in August. Total number of private investors exceeded 21.7 mln. Number of investors performing transactions in September on the stock market remained at the same level as last year and accounted for 2.3 mln, which is 9.5% higher vs. 2.1 mln in the previous month. Over the past month, private investors invested ₽16.3 billion in Russian equities.