Substantive session on FORTS ended different direction: no clear-cut leaders rising or falling. Trading volume amounted to $ 1 808 498 906, and the open interest in futures has grown to 3 262 362 contracts for the option of up to 3 697 764 contracts.

Futures on the RTS index closed at a price of 105 800 points, losing 0.47%. The number of open positions in futures on the index was 364 480 contracts.

contract on ordinary shares of Uralsvyazinform above all today, looked the day, typing per session 10,13%. Among the other contracts there was no such recovery, but there was a strong fall. Among the contracts, closed in the red, mostly in shares of Russia's oil and gas companies, where the decline was an average of 0,77% - 1,22%. Has also declined in price contract on ordinary shares of OAO Severstal (-1,75%), a contract on ordinary shares of OAO Novatek (-2,1%).

the plus finished day contract on ordinary shares of OAO Tatneft (2,37%), the contract for shares in OAO Gazprom (0,2%), contracts for the ordinary shares of OAO Sberbank of Russia (0,56 %) and preferred (1,44%), as well as on ordinary shares RusHydro (0.19%).

Among foreign currency contracts rose above all the contract for the euro-ruble (0.6%). And on the commercial section of the contract for Brent crude oil continued to decline and closed at ENE 70.91, losing 0.14%.

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Today we see a neutral opening of trading on Russia's stock market. At the market, on the one hand, has a positive effect of the positive statistics from the states, on the other - indexes pulls down a little cheapened oil.

In the U.S. yesterday published data on new home sales in July, which were significantly better prognosis: 433 thousand against 390 thousand is also of expected increased orders for durable goods in July - 4.9% vs expected 3.0%. This may indicate a revival of consumer demand in the states. However, oil reserves for the week nearly unchanged, although it was expected to decline by about one million barrels. But it may be associated with a significant reduction in their week ago (on 8mln. Barrels), so the trend is to reduce the stocks may still be continued.

Today at 16.30 Moscow time is scheduled for release revised data on U.S. GDP for the second quarter (estimated -1.5%) and the number of applications for unemployment benefits per week (estimated 565 thousand).

At the end of the trading session on Wednesday, the U.S. indices closed near 0, is also being traded and their futures. Oil is just above 71 dollars per barrel., And the price is almost equal Brent Light Sweet. Euro has fallen in price against the dollar and quotes couples fell to 1.4250 marks. Ruble is the relative weakening of American and the single European currency: the dollar is worth 31.50r., Euro - 44.80r.

In the coming days, likely investors' attention on Russia's stock market will no longer attracted to American statistics, but to the dynamics of oil prices. And depending on whether the top or down the price of black gold will come from a range of 68 - $ 74 per barrel. - Will depend on further growth /fall in Russia's stock market - after its release, respectively, from a range 1000п. - 1100p. the RTS index.

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Russia market opens on Wednesday in a neutral territory: the positive dynamics of quotations of oil futures to offset a sharp decline yesterday. However, as soon as the decline in oil prices resumed, Russia's indexes also made their way down, as a result of the MICEX index in the middle of the session has reached 1 100 points, which moved in a sluggish consolidation. The next wave of decline began after five hours of the day, the MICEX index dropped to 1,085 points. Good statistics on the real estate market, published in the United States, supported the bull, however, rebound limited return to the levels of mid-day, in closure of the MICEX index was 1 099.77 points (-1.44%), the RTS 1 072.05 points (-2.81%).

outsiders against the background of weak commodity markets are oil and gas sector (MICEX OG -1,47%) and metallurgy (MICEX MM -1,45%). Losses incurred shares of oil companies (obychka Tatneft -3.34% -2.09% Lukoil, Rosneft -1,66%). The consolidated statements of Gazprom (-0.96%) for 1 square. 2009 was higher than expectations, failed to provide serious support to the shares of the company - the influence of the external background proved to be stronger. Our position in respect of shares of Gazprom, in spite of good reporting, remains unchanged: a large gap in production and reducing demand for natural gas remain the main factors, which indicates the weak attractiveness of the company. At the general background, the shares of Transneft (5.74%) due to information that earlier period could be completed pipeline BPS-2. In metallurgy strong rehabilitative decrease occurred in the shares of NLMK (-5.08%), worse than the market looked MMC Norilsk Nickel (-2.44%) and Polyus Gold (-2.83%). Better the market looked like the telecommunications sector (MICEX TLC 0,81%), where he continued selective purchases in shares of MRK whereby prefecture Uralsvyazinform soared 9.43%, and the prefecture Sibirtelecom added 8,85%.

Expectations for today: oil prices, although a few batted from the lows yesterday, do not look too optimistic, but the Asian markets dominated by the sale. In these conditions, Russia's indexes in the morning is likely to resume movement toward the lower boundary of steady lateral range for the MICEX index is the nearest support 1 070 points. More distant prospects continue to look not too bright, a marked reluctance of investors to win back any positive news, in sharp contrast to the unbridled optimism of spring, and continues to gradually increase the lag indices from Russia's western markets resemble the possibility of a more substantial correction in the coming weeks.

Today in the United States will be published the revised estimate for U.S. GDP to 2 square. Despite the fact that preliminary results were positive, the change rate may be revised for the worse, so that the risks for the U.S. market at today's auction will certainly be present. Also, come out and data on unemployment and labor market, the report shows the U.S. Federal Reserve, still concerned about the U.S. government. But, nevertheless, bulls still can today to try to persuade the market situation in their favor.

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