Warsaw Market & Carbon Watch - Thursday 21 March

Happy Thursday from Kiev!  Here is the Ukrainian stock performance summary on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), based on the prior trading day's closing bell.  The WSE closed up (+0.08%), in line with mostly bullish European markets (FTSE -0.13%, STOXX +1.38 %, CAC +1.43%, DAX +0.68%, IBEX +1.15%) and U.S. markets (DOW +0.39%, S&P +0.67%, NASDAQ +0.78%).  Looking at Ukrainian equities in particular across the Warsaw Stock Exchange, their index underperformed the main Warsaw equities index, closing down (-1.24%) with gains in KDM Shipping, IMC, Sadovaya and Agroton unable to carry the day.  From a market depth standpoint, the highest trading volumes occurred in Kernel (141,750 shares) and Westa (76,863 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): 46068.24 (+0.08%)

WSE WIG-Ukraine Index (total return index for Ukrainian listed companies):  617.32 (-1.24%) 

Ovostar Union NV (OVO PW):  97.10 (-2.71%)

Kernel Holding SA (KER PW):  57.35 (-1.12%)

Agroton Public Limited (AGT PW):  10.45 (+0.19%)

Astarta Holding NV (AST PW):  57.90 (-2.53%)

Industrial Milk Co (IMC PW):  15.80 (+5.33%)

KSG Agro SA (KSG PW):  11.85 (-3.27%)

Milkiland (MLK PW):  14.60 (-2.67%)

KDM Shipping Plc (KDM PW):  35.20 (+6.76%)

Coal Energy SA (CLE PW): 7.99 (-3.39%)

Sadovaya Group SA (SGR PW):  1.91 (+0.53%)

Westa Intl Scientific Group (WES PW):  0.70 (-2.78%)

Carbon Trading

The ICE daily CER continued to trade as a political option with notional pricing, gaining 4 Eurocents after previously losing 5 Eurocents due to varied EUA auction demand data.  It finished the day at 0.16 EURO (+33.33%).  ERUs are trading around 35% of this price.