9 1 min. ... Term (days) MIBOR (RUB) LIBOR ($) LIBOR (yen) LIBOR (euro) LIBOR (GBP) LIBOR (CHF) 1 1.76 1.84125 0.03375 2.07 — — 7 3.33 1.8275 0.035 2,073 4.7675 0.56333 thirty 5.49 1.89 0.03938 2.08563 4.83125 0.61 60 — 1.97125 0.04688 2.10025 4.86125 0.64667 90 6.95 2.07 0.05375 2,147 4.89438 0.71333 180 8.37 2.1975 0.06625 2.18113 4.95313 0.78833 360 9.31 2.405 0.0925 2.2975 5.04 0.95167 According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 194/P dated 10/18/2004, p. 18

63 1 min. ... Johnson & Johnson 14.8 Hewlett-Packard 14.4 Bristol-Myers Squibb 12.6 Schering Plow 11.1 Eli Lilly 9.5 Altria 8.6 Intel 7 Wyeth 6.4 3M 6.2 Dell 5.1 Oracle 4.8 Source: Susquehanna Financial Group; The Wall Street Journal. Newspaper “Kommersant” No. 194/P dated 10/18/2004, p. 17

It entered the world market 1K 3 min. ... commercial space Late last week, international company Sea Launch announced that it had discovered the cause of the failure during the June 29 launch of the Telstar 18 satellite and was ready to resume commercial launches. However, so far none of the few customers have confirmed their desire to entrust the launch of their satellites to Sea Launch.

Taking control of JSC "Investflot" 120 2 minutes. ... corporate conflict As Kommersant has learned, the Samara United Company (SOK) has taken over the management of CJSC Investflot (IF). The company specializes in insurance of marine vessels and cargo. The management of the IF previously contacted the FSB, accusing the SOC of threats against them.

family business 2K 1 min. ... As Kommersant was told in the Moscow Banking Union, the Russian Land Bank (RZB), controlled by the wife of the capital's mayor, Elena Baturina, has been excluded from the number of authorized banks of the Moscow government. RZB itself told Kommersant that they simply did not need such a status, but unofficially explained that this was a political step: there were too many complaints against the bank due to the proximity of its owner to the mayor of Moscow.

Steel endurance 21 1 min. ... paper of the week The correction in the Russian stock market last week did not in any way affect the shares of the Mechel Steel Group enterprises. Securities of the Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, the main production asset of the group, rose in price over the week by almost 14%, Izhstal - by 10%, and the holding itself - by 2.5 times.

18 19 min. ... Shares Number of transactions (pcs.) Trading volume ($ million, rub.) Settlement price* Change. per week (%) Spread** (%) Min. per week Max. per week Min. in 52 weeks Max.

125 10 min. ... Racing in Italian Photo: EKATERINA SAFAROVA The best Italian designers competed for the right to work on each generation of Maserati Spyder Maserati is not just a car brand, it is as much a symbol of Italian style as Armani or Gucci. Over the 90-year history of Maserati, almost all famous automotive designers have had a hand in the appearance of these cars, and each model has a big name in its “passport data”.

191 6 min. ... Photo: Valery Melnikov The Abkhaz authorities accused Sergei Bagapsha of a wide variety of violations in the Galian district. Up to the point that immediately after the end of the vote, the former head of Chernomorenergo ordered to disable light in the area After the elections in Abkhazia, the phrase "Galsky district" was learned by everyone whom Russian-Georgian relations are at least somewhat worried about.

5k 6 min. ... 1 Kuryoz As it turned out last week, computer graphics professionals with great skepticism perceived the photograph of Vladimir Putin published in the authorities, making a bet during the jumps on the prize of the President of Russia (see #39). Doubts about the authenticity of the photograph were posted on the website www.dni.ru/news/russia/2004/10/11/50834.html under the heading "The Secret of the Photography of Putin".

1K 5 minutes. ... Hero - football lover Photo: AP Roman Abramovich will soon move from the political arena to the theatrical stage A famous British impresario wants to stage a musical about the owner of the Chelsea football club. The owner of a football club, the governor of Chukotka and simply a billionaire, Roman Abramovich, may in the near future become the hero of a musical. Chris Hutchins' biographical book Abramovich: Billionaire from Nowhere was recently published in Britain.

800 3 min. ... On October 12, 2004, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation decided to sell the main production division of YUKOS - Yuganskneftegaz JSC. On the same day, the head of the main department of the Ministry of Justice for Moscow, Alexander Buksman, said that the value of the company was estimated by the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein at $10.4 billion (representatives of the bank stated that this figure was “taken out of context and inaccurate”).

anniversary 128 2 minutes. ... Alexander Gafin, a member of the board of directors of Alfa Bank, celebrated his fiftieth birthday at the Alfa Arbat Center. Guests came with gifts and left with gifts: on the way out, everyone was given bags of oranges. Kommersant columnist ALENA ANTONOVA also took her oranges from Mr. Gafin. The entire capital's social circle knows that Mr. Gafin is a great inventor and entertainer, otherwise he would not be one of the favorite characters in gossip columns.

chess 242 1 min. ... Vladimir Kramnik failed to equalize the score in the match for the title of the “classical” world chess champion in Brissago, although in the 13th game, as in the previous one, he put Peter Leko in a very difficult position. Now the title holder has one last chance - to win today, with white pieces. Vladimir Kramnik did a lot on Saturday. He managed, it seems, to surprise his opponent with Benoni’s defense, which is rarely seen today at the elite level.

Single trading session 9 2 min. ... Currency Delivery Min. (rub.) Max. (rub.) Srednevzv. (rub.) Closing (rub.) Izm. (rub.) Volume (million) USD today 29.1 29,118 29,1167 29,1172 +0.0002 333,178 USD tomorrow 29,115 29,1165 29,115 29,115 — 1649,611 EUR today 36.05 36.3 36,0707 36.0798 +0.1142 7,265 MMVB SMVB SPVB RVFB URVB ATMVB NVFB SVMB 98.63 0.36 0.60 0.13 0.11 0.09 0.08 — Currency Supply Base rate (rub.) Min. (rub.) Max. (rub.) Srednevzv.