Most Kyiv-listed blue chips were higher on Monday, with the local market
outpacing the moderate gains seen in the main European and Asian indices. The UX
index rose by 1.5% to end at 909 points. Financial names Raiffeisen Aval (BAVL)
and UkrSotsBank (USCB) appreciated by 4.0% and 4.4% respectively, and hot issue
Motor Sich (MSICH) kept its foot on the gas pedal, closing above UAH 1900 for
the first time since July on a 2.5% pickup. The major exception to the day’s
upward trend was Avdyivka Coke (AVDK), which slumped another 2.2% to UAH 2.77,
its lowest level since November 2012. Outside the UX basket, Yasynivsky Coke
(YASK) added 3.2% on above-average reported volume of UAH 580,000. In London,
MHP (MHPC) and Regal Petroleum (RPT) posted respective declines of 2.2% and
3.6%, while Ferrexpo (FXPO) edged up by 0.8%.
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