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 in August showed a growth of more than 7% with an average of 1677 index points regardless of the fact that crude oil prices saw a downside trend. All of the Industry Indices were growing, of which the Chemical and Petrochemical Index advanced higher than others (17.2%)....

As in June, the MICEX Index in July was fluctuating near 1630 index points. However, it ended at the lowest in the period under review, down 3% within the month. The Oil & Gas Index fell and the oil & gas industry lost near 1% in the MICEX capitalization structure due to more than a 13% fall of...

December 2015 saw crude oil prices plunge, hitting 2008 lows. This pushed down the MICEX Index (5.7%) and all sector indices (except transport and chemical industries) and Russian blue-chip stocks (except VTB). MICEX average daily turnover and capitalization was down 7.8% and 7.7%, respectively,...

The MICEX Index in the period between 27 October and 26 November 2015 increased 6.8% to 1712 points as oil prices fell. Sberbank reported two consecutive months of return on equity higher than other blue chips. The Moscow Exchange trade turnover and overall capitalization continued to increase....