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....

Almost all of the Russian blue-chip stocks and sector indices saw positive dynamics in the period under review (between 28 September 2015 and 26 October 2015). The MICEX Index gained 5.9%. The MICEX average daily turnover reached Rb 35bn, increasing more than 20% compared with the previous month...

The period under review (between 31 August 2015 and 25 September 2015) saw moderate downtrend for all of the Russian major stock market indicators: the MICEX Index dropped 5.4%, including all sector indices except the Mechanical Engineering Index, and all blue chips showed downside dynamics....

The dynamics of the MICEX Index saw no drastic movements last month, averaging 1650 index points, with a 1.2% fall at month's end. The rest of the MICEX Sector Indices, except the MICEX Telecommunications Index, demonstrated negative dynamics too. The MICEX daily average turnover kept shrinking...

The MICEX Index averaged 1679 points as of the end of May 2015, down 1.5% compared with that for the same period last year. It is the fall in crude oil prices that was responsible most for this value of the index. The MICEX daily average turnover contracted almost 20% compared with that for Q1...

In April 2015 the MICEX Index hovered around 1,680 points, growing by slightly more than 1% over the course of the month. For the second month in a row, the major negative factor hampering its growth was the metallurgical industry. As of 24 April, stock market capitalization amounted to Rb 27.47...

The period under review – between 23 December 2015 and 26 January 2016 – saw the Brent crude price slide further by 12.7% from the previous period. During that period, there were days when the price dropped below $30 a barrel. Sberbank and VTB lost 8.3% and 12.6% respectively, thus dragging...