Stock indices of emerging markets by results of May 24, 2011

/IRBIS, May 25, 2011/ -Following the results of the auctions on May 24, 2011, value of indexes of share platforms of developing countries (Emerging Markets) has made: ------------------------------------------------------- Change (in %) for ------------------------ beginning Hist. May 24 1 day* 1 month of 2011 maximum** ---------- --------- ------ ------- --------- --------- RTS 1,800.04 +1.98 -11.79 -0.12 2,487.92 MICEX 1,598.82 +1.63 -10.21 -6.72 1,969.91 Bovespa 63,336.75 +1.59 -5.55 -9.47 73,516.82 PFTS 974.69 +0.87 -7.23 -1.33 1,208.61 BSE Sensex 18,011.97 +0.10 -8.11 -12.40 20,893.57 MerVal 3,282.41 -1.22 -3.85 -9.54 3,664.82 MSCI EM 1,124.62 +0.97 -6.74 -3.34 1,338.49 KASE 1,559.06 +0.01 -9.93 -8.36 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 Tuesday have shown an increase in the backdrop of rising oil prices. Recall, the price of oil showed an increase after Goldman Sachs analysts raised its forecast for Brent oil prices: a three- month forecast was raised to $115 per barrel, a six-month forecast - up to $120 per barrel and a 12-month forecast - up to $130 per barrel. Also, support was provided by statistics from Europe. German GDP in the first quarter of 2011, according to final data from the previous quarter grew by 1.5%, which coincided with the expectations of analysts. The index of business sentiment in Germany, calculated by Ifo, in May 2011 remained unchanged at 114.2 points. Analysts had expected the index to decline to 113.7 points. 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, [2011-05-25]