Last week, quotations of financial assets traded within established ranges. Despite some negative dynamics and a decrease in Brent oil quotes from $ 56.24 per barrel to $ 54.84, the black gold rate remains above $ 50. For the energy market, a drawdown of $ 3-5 is not critical at the moment, so the positive forecast for oil remains in effect. Gold also ended lower last week, consolidating at $…
The ruble was able to finish last week in positive territory despite Friday’s drawdown. The dollar / ruble pair closed at 73.50 rubles, but already at the beginning of the new five-day trading week resumed its rise, rushing north with renewed vigor. In the course of…
The ups and downs of the transfer of power in Washington and the issues of stimulating the US economy fade into the background under the pressure of negative news about the shortage of vaccines against coronavirus, and their side effects, as well as the spread of new…
Bitcoin was unable to re-overcome the $ 40K threshold, remaining within the corrective scenario. However, the support level near $ 35K has not been broken, and crypto market participants are not showing panic. After impressive growth in October-January, the benchmark cryptocurrency needs consolidation. Price fluctuations $ 33K- $ 40K fit well into the mass perception of the acceptable range of…
Over the past week, from January 11 to January 15, the Russian stock market showed rather contradictory movements. The Moscow Exchange index dropped 0.9% over the week, to 3450.95 points, while the RTS index, on the contrary, rose 0.52% to 1474.28 points. This could be due…
On Friday, oil corrected markedly, continuing to retreat from almost one-year highs. Brent, which faced local resistance around $ 56.50 a barrel, slipped below $ 55 and pushed more than weekly lows to $ 54.50 in Monday trading. demand is again hindering further growth in…
On Monday, sales prevail in the segment of risky assets. Losses are borne by stocks, oil, high-yielding currencies. Investors are expressing concern about the ongoing pandemic, vaccination prospects and the economy’s response to these processes. In the absence of fresh news, as well as amid the weekend on the American stock exchanges during the day, market participants are likely to…
By Monday morning, two dissimilar trends had formed. In the foreign exchange market, the dollar rebounds are developing, while on stock exchanges investors are trying to assess the balance between the deteriorating dynamics of retail sales and strong indicators of…
The ruble remains weak in front of external factors at risk of falling to 75
January 18, 2021
On Friday, January 15, trading in ruble pairs showed multidirectional dynamics. The dollar / ruble pair rose 0.59% to RUB 73.64. The euro / ruble pair fell by 0.16%, to 88.92 rubles, the pound / ruble – by 0.41 %%, to 99.94 rubles. The ruble fell against the dollar…
Last Thursday, the Russian stock indices MosExchange (+ 0.59%) and RTS (+ 0.93%) completed the main trading with a significant increase in relation to the levels of the previous close. At the end of the evening session, the Moscow Exchange (IMOEX2) rose 0.88%. Thus, despite the mixed state of the external background on the Russian stock market, optimism prevailed yesterday. Towards the end of…