OREANDA-NEWS. April 1, 2011. UFC Capital released daily market view:

On March 31, the Ukrainian Exchange did not follow a single directed dynamic, just as it hasn't for all of March. The indicator fluctuated in the first half of the day, after opening gap up. In the second half of the day, the indicator began do move downward at a faster rate in the absence of a definitive dynamic on stock exchanges around the world. Overall, the UX Index dropped 0.65% to 2812.83 points. Investors' hesitancy was reflected low trading volume on the exchange, which was just under two-thirds of the previous session. The total trading volume on the UX was UAH 256.3 mln, including UAH 80.8 mln from the futures market.

Mariupol Heavy Machine Engineering (MZVM; UNDER REVIEW), whose shareholders will discuss whether to increase the company's authorized capital through a private placement of additional shares, was the poorest performing stock on the day. The 20.61% drop in share value is the largest since the addition of the instrument onto the Ukrainian Exchange. Ukrnafta (UNAF; SELL) and Motor Sich (MSICH; BUY) stocks also finished the day in the red zone, with share value decreasing 2.61% and 1.00% respectively. The pair was also the most traded on the exchange, with the aircraft engine producer's stock being traded for UAH 41.6 mln and Ukrnafta for UAH 20.5 mln.

Only a few stocks finished the day in the green zone on Thursday – namely Enakievo Steel (ENMZ; HOLD), Zakhidenergo (ZAEN; HOLD), and Raiffeisen Bank Aval (BAVL; SELL), which gained 0.51%, 0.38%, and 0.25% respectively.

We draw attention to the fact that today is April 1, better known as April Fools Day. Many representatives of the mass media and business press release a series of humorous news that is actually not reflective of the real situation. Thus, we recommend investors to be careful when reading the news on this day and in analyzing any information published on Thursday.