What should an investor keep an eye on this week

This week, the market will be waiting for the Central Bank's decision on the key rate, which the regulator will take on April 25. If the Bank of Russia softens its rhetoric, the Moscow Exchange index may receive an additional positive boost, says David Grigoriev, senior investment adviser at Gazprombank Investments. Quotes can also show positive dynamics against the background of a partial recovery in oil prices and the continuation of the negotiation process between Russia and the United States, he added.

On Monday, April 21, Europlan Leasing company will disclose its operating results for the first quarter of 2025, and the Headhunter board of directors will consider the issue of dividends, said Natalia Pyrieva, a leading analyst at Cifra Broker.

On April 22, the Investor's Day will be held by Arenadata software developer, Anna Kokoreva, an expert on the stock market at BCS World Investments, said, and Severstal will present its operating and financial results under IFRS for the first quarter of 2025.

On Wednesday, Promomed will publish its IFRS financial results for 2024, Natalia Pyrieva said.

On Thursday, April 24, the annual General meeting of the Board of Directors (AGM) of Bank Saint Petersburg will be held, at which the dividend issue will be considered, among other things. Earlier, they recommended payments in the amount of 29.7 rubles per ordinary share, which corresponds to a yield of 7.6%, the analysts of FG Finam recalled. Also on this day, OzonFarm will publish its IFRS financial results for 2024.

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Stocks may grow depending on the actual agreements on Ukraine and the Central Bank's rate.

On Friday, Rusagro will announce its operating results for the first quarter of 2025, David Grigoriev added. And Yandex will publish financial results for the same period. In addition, April 25 is the closing day of the register for receiving the final dividends of Polyus for 2024, they will amount to 73 rubles. per share (yield 3.7%), Finam added.

The inflation data reflect a gradual easing of pressure on prices, which will support the recovery of the RGBI index in the range of 109-110 points in the coming week, Natalia Pyryeva from Digit Broker expects. The Moscow Exchange index may rise to 3,000 points amid expectations of soft signals from the Central Bank, progress on a peaceful settlement, and the restoration of dollar oil prices amid trade de-escalation, Finam analysts added.

The euro exchange rate this week will be in the range of 90-92 rubles, the dollar — 79-81 rubles, the yuan — 11-11.2 rubles, Anna Kokoreva from BCS World Investments expects.