What should an investor keep an eye on this week

The stock market is likely to remain under pressure this week, analysts at FG Finam believe. Despite their growth last Friday, the negative for them supports the decision of US President Donald Trump to impose duties against a number of countries from August 7, including India and Iraq— Russia's foreign economic partners.

On Monday, August 4, mining and metallurgical company Norilsk Nickel and energy company TGC-1 will publish financial results under IFRS for the first half of 2025, Gazprombank Investments said. Events may affect the value of these companies' securities.

On August 5, telecommunications operator Rostelecom will present its IFRS financial statements for the second quarter and six months of 2025, Finam noted.

On Wednesday, August 6, the minutes of the July meeting of the Bank of Russia and Rosstat inflation data for July are expected to be published, Cifra Broker said. These events will help to better understand the logic of the Central Bank's future key rate decisions.

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On August 7, online retailer Ozon and the energy company Unipro will release financial results under IFRS for the second quarter and six months of 2025, BCS World Investments added. A meeting of PhosAgro's board of directors will be held on the same day, at which interim financial statements for the first half of the year will be presented, Finam said.

On Friday, August 8, the repeated annual meeting of shareholders of the Rusagro agricultural holding on the issue of dividends for 2024 will be held, the Digital Broker reported. This event may also affect the value of the company's securities.

The debt market is completing its growth amid a reaction to a reduction in the key interest rate and the publication of inflation data, BCS World of Investments reported. The RGBI government bond index may stabilize in the range of 118-120 points. The ruble exchange rate is projected to remain in the range of 80-81 per dollar, 91-92 per euro and 11.1–11.2 per yuan. The Moscow Exchange index, according to analysts, will fluctuate in the range of 2650-2750 points.