Warsaw Market Watch - Monday 8 October

Greetings from Kiev!  Here is this morning’s Ukrainian stock performance summary, from the Warsaw Stock Exchange, based on the prior trading day's closing bell.  As a whole, the Warsaw Stock Exchange performed up on the day (+1.56%), generally in line with results in the European markets (FTSE +0.74%, STOXX +1.83%, CAC +1.64%, DAX +1.27%, IBEX +1.81%) and in slight contrast to mixed results in the U.S. markets (DOW +0.26%, S&P -0.03%, NASDAQ -0.42%).  Looking at Ukrainian equities in particular across the Warsaw Stock Exchange, they outperformed in line with the market and closed up (+1.04%) for the day, with gains in certain weighted names in the agriculture and metals/mining sectors driving the movement.  From a market depth standpoint, the highest trading volumes occurred in Westa International Scientific Group (795,224 shares), Kernel (177,769 shares), Sadovaya (182,006 shares), Coal Energy (149,940 shares) and Agroton (55,195 shares).

For specific results kindly see the table below, prices denoted in Polish currency (Zlotys).  Cheers – Jon

WSE WIG Index (total return index for Warsaw Stock Exchange listed companies): 44524.65 (+1.56%)

WSE WIG-Ukraine Index (total return index for Ukrainian listed companies):  739.42 (+1.04%) 

Ovostar Union NV (OVO PW):  100.90 (unch)

Kernel Holding SA (KER PW):  66.40 (+0.61%)

Agroton Public Limited (AGT PW):  13.16 (+6.56%)

Astarta Holding NV (AST PW):  68.25 (+0.74%)

Industrial Milk Co (IMC PW):  15.60 (unch)

KSG Agro SA (KSG PW):  14.70 (+5.00%)

Milkiland (MLK PW):  17.50 (+2.34%)

KDM Shipping Plc (KDM PW):  26.10 (unch)

Coal Energy SA (CLE PW): 18.00 (+0.95%)

Sadovaya Group SA (SGR PW):  4.77 (+4.61%)

Westa Intl Scientific Group (WES PW):  1.02 (-8.93%)

Carbon Trading

ICE daily CER price for carbon rose ever so slightly for the second straight day, closing at 1.89 EURO (+2.16%), with spreads narrowing and a general consensus among traders that the Kyoto Protocol carbon market is long.