Kyiv-listed Ukrainian stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday (Dec 24),
although a high last deal in Motor Sich kept the UX index from falling
substantially. Even in a half day of trading ahead of the Christmas holiday, the
main US indices were able to push further into all-time high territory on
continued Federal Reserve monetary stimulus and bullish economic expectations
for 2014. Locally, the UX index edged down by 0.3% to end at 895 points. Among
particular stocks, Azovstal and Alchevsk Steel lost 2.2% and 1.3% respectively.
In the second division, quotes for beaten-down Krukiv Wagon remained depressed
on uncertainties about whether the company could successfully return on the
Russian freight railcar market next year. In London, Avangard added 1.7% while
MHP closed unchanged at USD 17 on the nose.
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