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Author-Name: Nikita Andrievskiy
Author-Name-First: Nikita                                 
Author-Name-Last: Andrievskiy
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name: Elizaveta Khudko
Author-Name-First: Elizaveta                                  
Author-Name-Last: Khudko
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Title: Financial Markets in February 2013
Abstract: The Russian stock market in February was characterized by a minor correction in prices of majority of securities traded in the market, after growth in the previous two months. Oil futures have de¬clined on average by 2.2%. Dollar exchange rate remained at the level below Rb/Dollar 30.35, while Euro decreased by 1.5%. “Blue chips” have lost 3% of their value. IPO in the Moscow stock exchange has occurred against the general negative dynamics, which led to a decrease in stock quotations from the start of trading values by 5.8%. Positive trend was demonstrated by the key market indica¬tors of corporate bonds: the market volume and index, the average yield, the activity of investors in the primary and secondary market segments.
Classification-JEL: G1, G3, G15
Keywords: Financial Markets
Year: 2013 
Issue: 3
Month: March
Pages: 13-17
Journal:Russian Economic Developments
File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/88Khudko.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:88