Kyiv-listed
stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Mar 3) to snap a five-session winning streak,
although USD-denominated valuations got a big boost from the strengthening of
the hryvnia by some 10% against the dollar yesterday to 25.00 UAH/USD. The NBU
raised its key interest rate from 19.5% to 30.0% in what we suppose is a
temporary measure to support the domestic currency. The UX index fell 1.9% to
close at 1114 points. UkrNafta (UNAF) lost 3.4% to UAH 320 per share after news
that Parliament adopted an increase in the production tax for the company.
Electricity blue chip CentrEnergo (CEEN) dropped by 2.5%, dipping back below the
UAH 8.00 level, and DonbasEnergo (DOEN) shed 0.7%. Outside the UX basket,
Yasynivsky Coke (YASK) gave up 5.0% to end near 35 kopecks. In London trading,
Ferrexpo (FXPO) declined by 2.3% to GBp 64.00, while Warsaw-listed shell egg
producer Ovostar (OVO) rose 2.8% to PLN 69.90 after reporting its preliminary
financial results for FY14.
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