MosBeX index rises by 14%

Russian equity indices show a rebound at the opening of the main session on Friday. The MosBirch index is up 14% against the close of Thursday's main trading, but is below the high of the evening session.

Due to the change in the MosBirch index by more than 15%, MosBirch held a discrete auction for all shares and depositary receipts in the first minutes of trading.

In the first few minutes there were no securities that cheapened, but gradually the banks slid into negative territory.

Shares of state banks - and VTB - are down 1.6% and 0.1%, respectively. TCS is already losing more than 10%.

at the opening was growing at 10%, but is already losing 3%. Rosneft and LUKOIL are holding up noticeably better, adding 9%.

held up worse than the market yesterday on the collapse, and are among the leaders today on the rebound.

Yesterday, the Russian stock market had its worst day ever on the back of Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Western countries on Thursday evening outlined their intentions on sanctions against Russia. They have not yet included such measures as disconnection from SWIFT, but this possibility is being considered in the future.

The external background is mixed today. The S&P 500 index futures are down 0.6%. APR indices show predominantly positive direction. Brent oil is rising by 2%, to $101 per barrel Brent.

In general, the external background of the last few days is partly shaped by geopolitical events related to Russia and has less influence on the Russian market than usual.

The ruble is rising after yesterday's decline. EUR/RUB is at 92.5 (-2.7%). USD/RUB is at 82.7 (-2.9%).

OFZ are getting more expensive. RGBI government bond index adds 5% after yesterday's failure at 14%.

Leaders: Mechel-ap (+41%), Beluga (+30%), M.Video (+25%), Mechel-ao (+25%), Bashneft-ap (+22%), NKNKh-ap (+22%)

Outsiders: TCS (-11%), Rusal (-3%), Gazprom (-3%), PhosAgro (-3%)

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