Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:E. Gorbatikov Author-Name-First:E. Author-Name-Last: Gorbatikov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name:E. Khudko Author-Name-First:E. Author-Name-Last: Khudko Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Russia’s financial markets in October 2015 Abstract: Almost all of the Russian blue-chip stocks and sector indices saw positive dynamics in the period under review (between 28 September 2015 and 26 October 2015). The MICEX Index gained 5.9%. The MICEX average daily turnover reached Rb 35bn, increasing more than 20% compared with the previous month value. Russia-focused mutual funds saw investment inflow for two weeks straight since April 2015. The Russian corporate bond market’s key indicators such as the corporate bond market volume and index and the weighted average yield rate of bond issuances saw a moderately positive dynamics. Investors’ and issuers’ activity in the primary debt market increased visibly. Issuers’ defaults on obligations to bondholders still remained a problem. Classification-JEL:G1, G3, G15 Keywords: Financial Markets, Russian Economy Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 11 Month: November Pages: 17-21 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/613Khudko.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:613