Market comment

Обзоры рынка 25.01.2013 Ukrainian equities got a sharp boost in trading on Thursday, Jan. 24 from positive U.S. manufacturing data and a U.S. house vote to suspend the debt ceiling. The Ukrainian Exchange (UX) Index slipped 0.1%, dragged down by shares of steel maker Azovstal (AZST UK -1.5%). Gainers were led by shares of oil producer Ukrnafta (UNAF UK +2.4%) and Raiffeisen Bank Aval (BAVL UK +1.4%). In Warsaw, the WIG-Ukraine Index rose 1.3%, powered by the surging shares of food producer Agroton (AGT PW +7.1%) and egg producer Ovostar (OVO PW +6.7%), which have improved 16.9% in five straight winning sessions. In London, shares of mining firm Ferrexpo (FXPO LN) rose 2.2% on positive Chinese factory data. Regal Petroleum (RPT LN) has lost 6.9% in three straight losing sessions while Cadogan Petroleum (CAD LN) bounced 2.0% from its lowest price in more than three years.