Comments and pre-market: Eavex Ukraine Market Monitor: Aug 12

Ukrainian stocks ended marginally higher on Friday (Aug 9), with the UX index climbing 0.4% to close at 883 points. Notably, UX futures contracts with expiration in mid-September closed above the 900 point level, rising 0.6% for the session. Raiffeisen Aval (BAVL) was the blue-chip growth leader, advancing by 1.1% to 10.15 kopecks. The steel sector was sluggish, with Alchevsk Steel (ALMK) and Yenakievo Steel (ENMZ) closing unchanged and Azovstal (AZST) inching down 0.2%. Among second division stocks, Khartsysk Pipe (HRTR) added 7.8% on news that the company nearly doubled its output in July.

In London, Ferrexpo (FXPO) regained its drop from Thursday’s session, rallying by 5.9%. Avangard (AVGR) and Regal Petroleum (RPT) also both finished in the plus column, adding 1.5% and 4.5% respectively, with the former rising above USD 10 for the first time in more than half a year.

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Eavex Ukraine Market Monitor: Aug 12