The stock market dynamics in March was affected by several developments, such as a decrease in oil futures prices and the crisis situation in Cyprus. From the beginning of the month the growth was replaced by a reverse trend. The dynamics of stock market indices has led to a decrease in...

The Russian stock market in February was characterized by a minor correction in prices of majority of securities traded in the market, after growth in the previous two months. Oil futures have declined on average by 2.2%. Dollar exchange rate remained at the level below Rb/Dollar 30.35, while...

The MICEX index was declining in the first decade in November 2013 until the middle of the month when the stock market saw the beginning of insignificant uptrend in response to oil price recovery. The stock market capitalization reached Rb 24,68 trillion (38.05% of GDP) as of November 26, 2013....

Oil prices increase in the beginning of October 2013 was followed by a 4.2% growth in the MICEX index in the first half of the month. As of October 28, 2013, the MICEX index increased 2.7% since the start of the month and reached 1511 points. OJSC Norilsk Nickel's stocks showed maximum growth...

Crude oil prices advanced late in August 2013 and pushed up the MICEX index by 5.52% during the first decade in September 2013. As of September 26, 2013, the MICEX index advanced by 8.6% since the beginning of the month and reached 1485 points. OJSC Sberbank stocks grew up by 14.39% during 26...

The MICEX index grew up by 4.9% in the period between July 1 thru 25 basically in response to Gazprom stock price which rose by 20.37%. Stock market capitalization in that period increased by 4% or Rb 941bn to account for 37.6% of GDP as of July 25. In July 2013, the domestic corporate bond...

The MICEX Index slid down 2.5% at the beginning of January 2014, however Gazprom's stock and Norilsk Nickel's stock went up in the second half of the month, thereby having a positive effect on the MICEX Index which was pushed up to 1494.6 points. The annual dynamics of blue chips has been...

In May 2014, Russia's stock market continued its steady recovery. As of 26 May, the MICEX Index stood at 1,449.3 points, having grown since the beginning of that month by more than 11%. The growth leader among highly liquid shares were VTB Bank's securities – over the period from 2 May through...

Having experienced a sharp drop in March, Russia's stock market was steadily recovering throughout April. Over the period from 1 April through 23 April, the MICEX Index stood at an average of 1,350.17 points. The growth leader among highly liquid shares were Norilsk Nickel securities – over...

Foreign political events that took place in March 2014 had an extremely adverse impact on the Russian stock market. It took the MICEX Index just one day to tumble by 10.8% on March 3, 2014. Stock market capitalization lost Rb 1,72 trillion in March 2014, while total capitalization amounted to Rb...