was broadened to include the shares of Raiffeisen Bank Aval and Luhanskteplovoz (the former company, however, was later excluded). It expanded further during the rest of the year, incorporating the shares of Poltava Ore Mining and Processing Plant, Sumy Frunze Machine Building Plant and that of Ukrsotsbank. By November the basket consisted of 14 securities. 2007 Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Mariupol Heavy Machinebuilding Plant join PFTS index basket, bringing the total number of tracked securities to 17. Three months later, on June 13, the index tops 1,000-point milestone. In August the basket of stocks grew to 18, with the addition of Motor Sich. 2008 The stocks of two more companies – Avdiivka Cokery Plant and Enakievo Metallurgical Plant – are included in the index calculation in February, bringing the total number of tracked securities to 20. In October more changes to the index basket take place as the shares of Donbasenergo and Luhanskteplovoz are replaced with that of Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant and Krukivsky Carriage Works. 2009 A new trading system called PFTS NEXT is launched in April. Same month PFTS index posts 49.5% growth, the biggest monthly rise ever recorded. Index climbs 80.87% in second quarter of 2009, the best rally among 93 stock benchmark measures tracked by Bloomberg. In July the number of client accounts tops 700 as more private investors enter the market. Two months later the first Repo transaction on government securities takes place on PFTS NEXT. In nine months to the end of September PFTS Index climbs more than 70%, which placed it 2nd among world markets in terms of growth rate. 2010 Members of index committee decide that the shares of Sumy Frunze Machine Building Plant do not meet the criteria for index shares and decide to replace them with more liquid stock of Stahanov Car Production Facility. Market statistics Records {| class="wikitable" ! Milestone ! Closing Level ! Date |- | 100 || 101.87 || February 17, 2004 |- | 200 || 202.48 || December 7, 2004 |- | 300 || 303.93 || January 14, 2005 |- | 400 || 407.91 || February 15, 2006 |- | 500 || 507.92 || January 10, 2007 |- | 600 || 604.70 || February 8, 2007 |- | 700 || 702.53 || February 20, 2007 |- | 800 || 809.17 || March 26, 2007 |- | 900 || 908.85 ||