Ukrainian equities edged higher on Thursday (Apr 18), rising back above a key support level as the major US indices fell for a second straight day and European shares were nearly flat. The UX index added 0.5% to close at 801 points. The top-performing blue chip was Yenakievo Steel (ENMZ), which picked up 2.7%, and Avdyivka Coke (AVDK) and DonbasEnergo (DOEN) both gained 1.6%, ending the day at UAH 3.10 and UAH 19.12 respectively. Turnover in Avdyivka was UAH 4.8mn, or some 3x above the 2013 daily average. Most other names saw marginal gains of half a percent or less, although ISD-controlled Alchevsk Steel (ALMK) continued to move in the wrong direction, slipping another 0.5% to 4.21 kopecks. In second-tier names, Krukiv Wagon (KVBZ) made a strong move, jumping 10.8% to UAH 24.80, with the company’s railcar output expected to improve after a subpar 1Q13.
In foreign-listed issues, the big story of the day was Astarta (AST PW), which plummeted 15% to PLN 50.20 finally reacting to worse than expected profits for FY12 announced earlier this week.
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