Market comment

Обзоры рынка 25.01.2016 Ukrainian equities were mixed on Friday, Jan. 22. The WIG-Ukraine Index of Warsaw-traded stocks fell 1.2%, owing to a 5.4% drop in sugar producer Astarta (AST PW). The index’s biggest component, sunflower oil producer Kernel (KER PW), rose 1.9%. Dairy firm Milkiland (MLK PW) decreased 0.9%, or 15.7% in three straight negative sessions. In London, the most actively traded Ukrainian stock, iron ore miner Ferrexpo (FXPO LN), climbed 3.1%. The Ukrainian exchange (UX) Index of Kyiv-traded stocks bounced 0.4%, or 1.6% in three consecutive positive sessions, since hitting its six-year low.