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%)....

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....