The Russian stock market on Thursday, again followed by world areas that have contributed to the growth of the RTS index at 2.83% to 1001.3, while the MICEX index soared to 6.05% to 1046.46.

Oil quotes recovering yesterday after the collapse on Wednesday, the more reassured many of China's Central Bank, saying that is not going to resort to non-market methods to control liquidity. The situation on the foreign stock sites were at least have to rise through the corporate records and statdannym. European stock markets continued to move upwards. Inspiration continue to make corporate communications, this time the results of companies such as BT Group, Alcatel-Lucent and Volkswagen have exceeded projections, which affected the activities of telecommunications and Automobile sectors. Macro-economic data reinforced the optimism of the European sites. Unemployment in Germany has stabilized slightly, remained the same, while the forecast of the deterioration. Indices of the euro: the mood in the business community, consumer confidence, confidence in the economy, confidence in manufacturing and services sector showed a rising momentum, and most of them have also been better than expectations.

U.S. stock markets to support the opening of the world generally upward, but before closing on the market rolled fixation, which led the indices to retreat from intraday highs. In no small measure contributed to the positive on the markets of financial reports as among the most notable were Tyco International Ltd, AON Corp and Motorola Inc. In addition, Goldman Sachs has raised recommendations on the Securities General Electric Co, which additionally priobodrilo bidders. Data on the number of applications for unemployment benefits in general, coincided with expectations, but the decline in applications has been re-enabling information for purchases, for the speedy recovery of the economy. In addition, statistics has helped to increase prices for raw materials, followed by price of mining stocks and energy companies.

Asian markets up today, the reasons lie in the growth of good reporting companies in the region and expensive raw materials. Limiting factor was the ambiguous statistics from Japan, where a growing manufacturing activity beats antirekordy unemployment and a growing base of deflation.

The Russian stock market, closed at the height of optimism the world sites, now falls under the pressure prosevshih overnight U.S. futures. Index MICEX opened yesterday near their marks. If the oil is just as surely grow as yesterday, it is quite possible that some positions would be restored during the day, and the index can podrasti in district 1050. However, the idea for the climb in overseas areas are gradually drying up and the probability that perekuplennaya Europe today can begin to anchor, while the U.S. GDP is published today, which may provide another reason for the upturn. However, the market made yesterday, so today we will likely see a record of profits that will return the index to yesterday's closing levels, and if the statistics do not live up to the expectations, then perhaps we can come down to support in 1020.

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With the end of a record in terms of placements treasuries pressure on diminishing liquidity, and capital once again returns to the risky assets. The key factors supporting the stock markets have become corporate records, and improved in anticipation of the publication of GDP U.S. economic expectations. Domestic Indexes after takeoff yesterday at 6% (on MICEX), today, is likely to continue to rise, as they should support the oil price, quotes, which again exceeds threshold of $ 70/barrel.

After a very nondescript week of U.S. indexes turned upward: Dow gained 0,92%, SP - about 1.2%. Corporate reporting and recommendations on improving a number of brokerage houses were the key factors behind the growth of American markets. Because reporting is to provide a smaller than expected loss of Sony, in the way of profits, plus Master Card and a good record Motorolla and Visa. Improving the recommendations by analysts at GE has caused the company to take-off quotations 9,5%

In other news worth noting surpassed the expectations of the results of the auction for seven treasuries, as well as a slowdown in applications for unemployment benefits.

In general, after successfully passing a series of auctions treasuries at a total cost of $ 215 billion, the pressure on the stock market has reached its climax on Wednesday, slept, and again rushed into the capital assets are risky, especially in raw materials. Quotations of oil jumped above $ 70 a barrel, prices for base metals also rose almost 1%,

rally in commodity markets was a major factor podtolknuvshih Asian market to grow. Index MSCI Asia today is growing at 1.3%, thus, for 5 consecutive month closing month in the black. More confidence to investors gives a strong corporate reporting by Japanese companies, the issuance of the last days. At the wave of optimism and the influx of liquidity of Asian investors chose not to pay attention to makrostatistiku that showed unemployment in Japan has continued to climb upward, reaching 6-year-old is already the maximum.

Domestic indices, despite the impressive leap in yesterday's auction, today, must continue to increase, otygryvaya recovery in the market of raw materials. We believe that the growth of the MICEX index of about 2-3% on the day. Quotations of oil soared nearly 5% in New York and has already cost $ 70/barrel, which is a good tool for the Russian oil sector, especially in the context of a good semi-annual reporting companies. In addition, we expect continuing growth in the industry and the banking sector, becoming one of the leaders in the auction in the U.S. and Asia.

From the corporate news is little accountability to Surgutneftegas, which, in contrast with Lukoil and Rosneft, has reduced profits in the second quarter (mostly due to foreign exchange revaluation of huge money in the accounts of the company) to 8 times compared with the first - before 8.5 billion rubles.

In the steel industry is to provide decision Polyus Gold to share profits with shareholders: the half-pay 1.25 billion rubles. dividends, which can be a significant factor in support for the company's shares, shareholders will consider this matter on September 14 and closes the register on 7 August.

In addition, we believe that a good speculative factor for the growth of quotations Norilsk nickel should be the growth of production in the second quarter: it became known as SMC, increased production of nickel at 2.9% of the I quarter (up to 71 000 tonnes ), copper - at 4.1% (up to 100 000 tonnes). Total semester - 143 400 tonnes of nickel (-1.8% in 2008) and 195 507 tonnes of copper (-6%).

In the banking sector on the idea of placing dopemisii shares can demonstrate the rapid growth of VTB. Despite the fact that the price of placement shares will be known only at the end of August, when the current market environment is likely that it will exceed current levels.

In general we believe that during the day positive mood of investors continue, supported by expectations of the output statistics of the U.S. GDP in the second quarter: projections suggest reduction in the rate at 1.5%, but after the collapse of 5% in the first quarter of the market practically equated a slight decline in growth.

Next week (if you do not disappoint on the U.S. GDP) growth appears to begin with. Output on Tuesday of expenditures and income Americans, and statistics on real estate market can support the market, enabling a new wave of growth. Fixation profit is expected at the end of the week, when optimism about the economic recovery come to the statistics on the labor market in the United States, which is unlikely to please the investors.

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The volume of trades in the main session at the Futures and Options market FORTS was $ 2 000 940 251. Overall, it was concluded 312 636 transactions. The number of open positions in Futures dropped to 2 956 728 contracts for options open interest rose to 2 620 688 contracts. Futures on the RTS index today rose by 4.9%, to close on the value of 99 180 points. The number of open positions in futures on the index was 355 868 contracts. Also increased and industry contracts: a contract on RTS Index - Oil & Gas rose by 2.64%, a contract for the RTS Index - Telecom grew by 14.01%.

The main futures, which looked better than the market today have been contracted to ordinary shares in OAO Tatneft (7.86%), which is also the leader for growth today, the contracts on shares of Russian banking sector and the shares of oil companies. The contract for the ordinary shares of OAO Sberbank of Russia (6.12%), a contract for the preference shares of JSC Sberbank of Russia (5.99%), a contract for the ordinary shares of OJSC Bank VTB (5,75%). The contract for shares in OAO Gazprom has increased by 5.31%, the contract for shares of NK LUKOIL (4.6%). Also among the contracts gained more than 5% of futures on shares of OAO Uralsvyazinform and the contract for the ordinary shares in OAO RusGidro.

Among the foreign exchange contracts was not unanimous: a pair of euro-dollar and euro, the ruble fell by 0.4% and 0.11%. The contract for the dollar-ruble rate increased by 0.19%.

Continued decline in oil contract class Brent, fell by 1.17% to the price of $ 67.70. The contract for silver dropped in price on 0,96% to $ 13.47. The contract for affinirovannoe gold ingots closed in positive zone, gaining 0.13% to the price at $ 932.6.

Since the opening evening session on the RTS index futures rose more than 100 000 items. In the growth of most of the contracts on stocks and commodities. The contract for the ordinary shares of OAO Tatneft has continued to hold the palm of the leaders of growth, gaining by 18.13 Moscow time for 2,45%.

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As of 14:51 Moscow time the MICEX index shows steady growth of 3.26%, meaning 1019r.

The largest increase occurs in the oil and gas sector (3.4%), less electricity and rising steel sector (1.8% each).

Index of large capitalization grows at 3.4%, the average market capitalization - on 1,16%, while small capitalization - at 1.2%.

The international reserves of Russia for the week increased by 1% and as of July 24 amounted to 402.4 billion dollars.

The government plans to Russia in 2010 to increase the excise duty on beer by 190% with the previously planned figure.

JSC MTS received a 1 st half of RAS net profit of $ 14.8 mlrd.r. is 39% less than during the same period last year.

OAO Raspadskaya received a 1 st half of RAS net loss of $ 450mln.r. Over the same period last year, the company received a net profit of $ 4.1 mlrd.r.

OAO Surgutneftegaz received a 1 st half of RAS net profit of $ 77.3 mlrd.r., which is 6% higher than a year ago.

OAO Transneft had received a 1 st half of RAS net profit of $ 2.2 mlrd.r., which is 3% lower than last year.

The September crude oil futures traded on NYMEX, rising to 1.2%, trading near U.S. $ 64,11 /barrel. September futures for the SP 500 index, traded on the CME, is growing at 0.8% and traded at U.S. $ 982.5

In the remaining time of the current trading session, most likely consolidation of the MICEX index at current levels.

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