18.06.09 12:54 ;
  The Russian stock market opened today with a small «gepom» up. But the optimism had briefly. After some time the market has become rapidly lowered again in the negative zone. By 12.40 Moscow time the MICEX index falling by 3% at 1007.38 points. RTS Index at that time was 1006.11 points (-3.1%). Trading volume on the MICEX SE is $ 1 902.24 million

The experts believe that the nature of the next trading sessions will be similar to earlier: the dramatic failure, and then attempts to stabilize and rebound upwards. In general, all significant levels of supports have been taken. Correction in the market sentiment is still very strong and the majority of investors set up the fact that indices in the near future at least test support in the region of 1000 points on the MICEX and RTS, while many see the bottom is substantially lower.

meantime, now in the Russian market, the decrease of the majority of «blue chips» about 3-4%. Major losses have the shares of energy sector. Paper OGK-2 and OGK-6 decreased by 7% and 10% respectively. Recent growth leaders - Paper «AvtoVAZ» - now corrected, losing more than 12%.

FTSE index fell by 0.31% at 4264.83 item DAX index lost 0.06% at 4,797.21 point, the index CAC 40 - 3149.88 points (-0.35%).

By 12.40 Moscow time ADRs in the Russian equities in London (in dollars per share) as follows: LUKOIL - 47.746, NorNikel - 93.6, Rosneft - 5.63, Rostelecom - 6.317, Gazprom - 5.028.

SP futures rose by 0.19% and is at the level of 907.1 points.

The lack at the moment of medium basic ideas in the international currency market led to a sharp speculative fluctuations between the major currency pairs. By 12:40 Moscow time the euro /dollar is at a level of 1.39.

Today, the MICEX to the U.S. offer - 31.12 rubles for one euro - 43.44 rubles. Thus, the value of a basket bivalyutnoy now is 36.67.

Oil prices remain confident that no «prosest» Russian market even further. By 12.40 Moscow time August futures for oil brand Brent traded at around $ 71.15 a barrel, Light - $ 71,95 per barrel.

Among the important events of today make weekly statistics of the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. index of leading indicators, as well as the Minister of Finance of the United States.

According to Alexander Dorofeeva, portfolio manager of JSC «FINAM», the market is currently quite weak. «It is already the third week of« looking »down with a great desire to be corrected, however, full correction is not obtained because expensive oil, which, for various reasons,« does not want »to fall. Now there are 2 forces that are pulling our market, and, pulling in different directions. On the one hand, this strengthens the dollar, which stimulates the overdue correction, and on the other - nepadayuschaya oil, which provides support to oil stocks and the market as a whole. We won the first power plus factor «overdue correction», - he continues.
  

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