Ukrainian Securities Rise Ahead of Peace Meeting in London

Українські цінні папери здорожчали перед зустріччю у Лондоні щодо припинення війни.

The index of Ukrainian stocks on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WIG-Ukraine) rose by 5.67% on Tuesday, reaching 548.51 points. This increase occurred in anticipation of a meeting scheduled for Wednesday in London, which aims to gather representatives from the USA, Ukraine, and the EU to discuss the terms for ending the war and establishing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

This is reported by Business • Media

Changes in Ukrainian Companies’ Securities

Significant growth was observed in the stock prices of companies affected by the war. For instance, shares of Coal Energy, which had to temporarily halt its mines due to military actions, surged by 18.49%. Meanwhile, the stock price of Milkiland increased by 11.54%, and that of the largest Ukrainian sugar producer, Astarta, rose by 3.94%. Shares of the agricultural holding Kernel, which is not included in the index but is one of the largest oil producers, increased in price by 2.42%. Overall, the dynamics of Ukrainian stocks on the Warsaw Stock Exchange appear to be better than the overall Polish market.

Changes in International Markets and Bonds

On the London Stock Exchange, prices for Ukrainian stocks experienced a decline: shares of major Ukrainian poultry producer MHP fell by 6.02%, while those of the mining company Ferrexpo dropped by 0.59%. Regarding Eurobonds, their quotations rose by 0.7–1.9%. Specifically, the 2029 bonds are trading at approximately 62.5% of their nominal value, while the 2036 bonds are at 49.1%. At the same time, GDP-linked warrants increased in price by 1.3%, reaching 69.9% of their nominal value.