Russian exchanges on Wednesday

The market of Russian shares, most of the day trading in the plus along with world stock venues, completed trading with a decrease in indices after the forecast of the OPEC on world demand for raw materials this year, Interfax reports.

The MICEX index dropped to 1316.19 points (-0.5%), the RTS index-to 1434.45 points (-0.18%); Most of the "chips" on exchanges decreased by 0.2-2.9%. Futures on the RTS index declined to the base asset by 9.6 points, which indicates a moderately negative attitude of players.

The markets of telecom on media reports looked better than the market on Wednesday, that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin supported the basic version of the Svyazinvest reorganization, already approved by the Board of Directors of the telecommunication state holding. Putin agreed with the proposal of Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, who heads the Government Commission on Transport and Communications, on the reorganization of Svyazinvest by combining interregional communication companies (MRK) with Rostelecom. According to this option, reorganization should end by May 2011.

The shares of Rostelecom (+1.2% of ordinary and+4.3% Prefa at the MICEX), in the “second echelon” - papers of the North -Western Telex (+6.9%), Volgatelecom (+7.9% ordinary and+10.2% “Uralsvyazinform” (+9.4% and 7.3% and 7.3% ”were risen. respectively).

The course of “Pole Gold” (+2.5%, up to 1746.99 rubles), which exceeded the annual maximums and reached the levels of May last year, against the backdrop of take -off of gold prices to new records (+1.2%, up to $ 1116 per troika ounce), increased.

Gazprom's papers (-1.2%at MMEVB), VTB (-2.9%), Lukoil (-0.6%), Norilsk Nickel (-1%), Gazprom Neft (-0.6%), Sberbank of Russia (-0.4%), Rosneft (-0.2%), Surgutneftegazes were consistent. (-2.3%), Tatneft (-2.6%).