OREANDA-NEWS. February 21, 2011. UFC Capital released daily market view:

On February 18, the Ukrainian Exchange Index was in the red zone for the better part of the day, but due to active purchases of some stocks in the last hours of trading the indicator managed to climb to 2889.30 points, a rise 0.05% from Thursday's close. The total trading volume increased to UAH 352.9 mln, while the volume on the futures market decreased to UAH 75.2 mln.

The most traded stocks on the market were Ukrnafta (UNAF; SELL), at 1063 transactions for UAH 67.0 mln, and Avdiivka Coke (AVDK; HOLD), at 547 transactions– totaling UAH 29.9 mln. The 3.50% increase by Ukrnafta stock was once again one of the most influential in pushing the UX indicator upward. Growth was also stimulated by the climb of Ukrtelecom (UTLM; UNDER REVIEW) stock, which increased by 1.71%. Demand for the company's shares spiked in the last hour of trading after ESU confirmed its intention to buy the government's 92.79% stake in the telecom giant.

We want to note that Donbasenergo's (DOEN; BUY) share price climbed 0.36% despite posting disappointing financial results. Dniproenergo (DNEN; HOLD), another power generating company, saw its stock grow 2.36% on Friday. Dakor West (DAKOR) stock finished the day down 13.06%, the biggest drop in the stock's price since the middle of January 2011.