PFTS closed down

PFTS closed down

October 27, 2008 at 18:25 | Elena Plekhanova
Today’s trading session on PFTS ended with the index at 222.26 points, 3.73 percent down.

Among the index basket securities, the Mariupol Heavy Machine Building Plant dropped worst, by 36.13 percent. Sumy Frunze Machine Building Plant lost 13.38 percent. Ilyich Iron and Steel Works slid 12.7 percent.

The PFTS' year-high peak of 1198.22 came on Jan. 17 and followed a 130 percent rise in 2007. Since the start of the year, the PFTS index has fallen by more than 75 percent from 1160.34.