Stock indices of emerging markets by results of May 20, 2011

/IRBIS, May 23, 2011/ -Following the results of the auctions on May 20, 2011, value of indexes of share platforms of developing countries (Emerging Markets) has made: ------------------------------------------------------- Change (in %) for ------------------------------------------------------- beginning Hist. May 20 1 day* 1 month of 2011 maximum** ---------- --------- ------ ------- --------- --------- BSE Sensex 18,326.09 +1.02 -4.01 -10.87 20,893.57 Bovespa 62,596.52 +0.37 -4.31 -10.53 73,516.82 MerVal 3,383.79 -0.06 +2.51 -6.74 3,664.82 PFTS 991.59 -0.30 -5.46 +0.38 1,208.61 MICEX 1,603.97 -1.64 -6.42 -6.42 1,969.91 RTS 1,825.34 -1.82 -6.40 +1.28 2,487.92 MSCI EM 1,140.55 +0.01 -1.85 -1.97 1,338.49 KASE 1,610.75 -0.04 -7.85 -5.33 2,876.17 ------------------------------------------------------- * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Indices of stock markets of developing countries on Friday showed opposite changes. On the one hand support was provided by a message stating that the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. for the week that ended May 14 fell by 29 thousand to 409 thousand Analysts had expected values of the index level of 420 thousand, however, on the other hand pressure was exerted by problems in the euro area. In particular, Fitch Ratings downgraded the long- term issuer default rating (IDR) of Greece from BB + to B +, confirming the short-term IDR at B. The ratings are placed on the list Rating Watch as "negative". As indicated by Fitch, The downgrade reflects the scale of the problems that will meet Greece in the implementation of sweeping financial and structural reforms needed to ensure the solvency of the state and the foundations for sustainable recovery of its economy. Intelligence agencies also do not exclude the delay in providing the next tranche from the IMF and the EU in connection with political and technical obstacles to the implementation of the privatization program. Bovespa (IBOV Index) - the index of 50 stocks that are traded on the stock, commodity and futures exchanges in Sao Paulo, The index is calculated on the basis of changes in the theoretical portfolio of shares, Constituting 80% of the total trade over the past 12 months and at least 80% of the volume of trades of the day, BSE Sensex - the index based on a weighted average of the 30 most liquid stocks listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), MERVAL Index - main index of the Buenos Aires stock market, calculated as the weighted average market value of a stock portfolio, selected according to their market share, number of transactions and value, PFTS Index - the index is calculated daily on the results of bidding Ukrainian PFTS stock exchange on the basis of weighted average price of transactions, The "index basket includes the most liquid stocks, which performed the greatest number of transactions, MICEX Ind - main index of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange, including the 30 most liquid stocks of Russian issuers, RTSI - Russia's stock market index Stock Exchange RTS, Calculated on the basis of 50 securities of most capitalized Russian companies, MSCI EM - a composite index of stock market capitalization of emerging markets areas, Since May 2005, includes the index values 26 developing countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey and Venezuela, KASE Index - the index of the market shares of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, a representative list of KASE index includes 7 shares, [2011-05-23]