OREANDA-NEWS. June 6, 2011. Equity market. The Ukrainian Exchange Index continued its downward trend during the trading week lasting from May 30 to June 3. Overall, the indicator dropped 3.46% to 2402.03 points – the lowest point since the beginning of the year. The index suffered the majority of its losses in the second half of the week. We note that the fall came against the background of a week of low trading activity. The total trading volume decreased to UAH 1.128 bln (USD 141.4 mln), including UAH 426.7 mln (USD 53.5 mln) on the futures market.

The most liquid securities on the Stock Exchange were Motor Sich (MSICH; BUY), Avdiivka Coke (AVDK; BUY), and Alchevsk Iron and Steel (ALMK; SELL). Stock in the aforementioned companies was traded for a total of UAH 103.2 mln (USD 12.9 mln), UAH 81.8 mln (USD 10.3 mln), and UAH 71.7 mln (USD 9 mln) respectively. Among stocks listed in the index, only two companies ended the week in the green zone: Ukrnafta (UNAF; SELL) and Zakhidenergo (ZAEN; HOLD). The oil-giant's share value increased 4.31%, while the energy generating company finished the week up 1.56%. At the same time, Enakievo Steel (ENMZ; BUY) and Stirol (STIR; BUY) suffered the greatest losses among stock listed in the index, having dropped 8.04% and 7.9% respectively.