Quotes for MHP shares on the London Stock Exchange barely reacted to the publication of the company’s annual report, despite the company posting a net profit of USD 142mn for 2023 and increasing revenue by 14% to the level of USD 3.0 bn. MHP (MHPC) shares gained only 1.5% over the week, trading at USD 3.35 (MCap of USD 359mn).
There was an unexpected 12% growth in shares of Ukrainian gas exploration company Enwell Energy (formerly Regal Petroleum), reaching GBp 19.00 (MCap of USD 76mn).
In Warsaw trading, agro exporter Kernel (KER) advanced by 2,2% to PLN 10.32 (MCap of USD 753mn) while Astarta (AST) declined by 1.6% to close at PLN 27.35 (MCap of USD 165mn).
On the Ukrainian Exchange, the indicative price for CentrEnergo (CEEN) whose power generation plants were severely damaged by russian missile attacks, dropped by another 7% to UAH 2.68 (MCap of USD25mn)
On the interbank foreign exchange market, the hryvnia strengthened from 39.60 to 39.40 UAH/USD. The National Bank sold USD 508mn from the FX reserves over the week to support supply and demand balance in the interbank market. The cash dollar rate dropped by 10 kopecks to 39.85 UAH/USD.
The U.S. market had a fairly positive week. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.5%. Among the leaders in growth were Apple shares (+8.3%) after the company announced a buyback totaling a historically record-breaking USD 110bn.
STOCKS IN THE NEWS
- MHP Beats Expectations on Both Top and Bottom Lines in FY23 Posting Net Profit of USD 142mn
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