Over the course of February 2015, the MICEX Index continued to grow and hit its four-year record high of 1,809.6 points. The stock market's capitalization index as of 25 February amounted to Rb 27.4 trillion (or 38.6% of GDP). As before, the situation in Russia's domestic corporate bond market...

The MICEX Index skyrocketed in January 2015, gaining 16.44% in the period between the 5th and 26th of January. The Index hit its highest 1671.8 points on the 23th of January. At the same time, the crude oil Brent futures price dropped to 48,1 US dollars a barrel in the same month. The stock...

The MICEX index fell to 1413.8 points by the 17th of December, following the five-year highs early in December. It is only VTB's shares that demonstrated growth among highly liquid shares during the same month. The stock market capitalization as of the 19th of December amounted to Rb 22,3...

In November, the MICEX index was driven by the substantial devaluation of the ruble and reached another record-high-level of 1538.9 points during the year. It is the metalworking sector index that became a leader among the sector indices in November, up 12.1% since the beginning of the month....

The stock market's behavior was influenced in the main by the declining oil futures prices. The negative dynamics of stock indexes resulted in a drop of the stock market's capitalization over the month by 3.71%; however, Blue Chips demonstrated growth to 9.07% per month and to 13.81% per annum....

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 new year's beginning was marked by a generally positive behavior of the stock market. The quotation changes displayed by major Blue Chips over January were multi-vectored. At the same time, it should be noted that the observed growth in prices was sustained by Russian investors, 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...