Ukrainian stocks were mixed again on Wednesday, with the benchmark trading near the breakeven line for most of the session, while US equities received a boost later in the day from a renewed commitment to easy monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.
The UX index inched down by 0.2% to close at 960 points. Raiffeisen Aval (BAVL) stopped a weeklong slide with a 1.1% pickup, and electrcity generators DonbasEnergo (DOEN) and CentrEnergo (CEEN) added 2.7% and 0.6% respectively. On the downside, the UX’s triumvirate of steelmaking blue chips all ended lower, with Azovstal (AZST) sliding 1.8% and Alchevsk (ALMK) and Yenakievo (ENMZ) both dropping 0.8%. Volume leader Motor Sich (MSICH) edged down half a percent on turnover of UAH 7.7mn, and UkrNafta (UNAF) continued to drift lower, losing 2.1% to UAH 152 as hopes for a dividend payout for FY11/FY12 in the upcoming AGM season fade.
In London, Ferrexpo’s (FXPO) woes continued, with the issue sliding another 4.0% to GBp 174, and Coal Energy (CLE) dropped 3.4% in Warsaw, finishing just below PLN 8.
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