OREANDA-NEWS. May 20, 2010. Millennium Capital released daily review:

On Wednesday, May 19, the Ukrainian stock market posted negative results on the back of weak financial data from the global markets. The Ukrainian UX index lost 10.01% reaching 1,859.56 points, and the PFTS index went down 5.31% to 768.09 points. The Russian financial markets were in declined yesterday: the MICEX index shed 3.04%, and the RTS index went down 4.10%. The European financial markets finished the day in the red: FTSE 100 lost 2.81%, DAX 30 was down 2.72% and CAC 40 dropped 2.92%. The US major trading exchanges demonstrated similar results. Dow Jones lost 0.63%, NASDAQ declined 0.82%, and S&P 500 was down 0.51%. The US dollar trading on the Interbank market closed at UAH7.9200/7.9260 for one USD, while the Euro trades closed the session in the range of UAH9.7360/9.7434 for one EUR. The National Bank of Ukraine continues buying up excess USD liquidity thus keeping UAH from appreciation.