What should an investor keep an eye on this week

The Russian market ended the week at the lowest levels of the year due to concerns about relations with the United States and expectations of maintaining the key interest rate at 17%, analysts at Pervaya Management Company concluded. Inflation has accelerated, but the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, stressed that there is still room for a rate cut. Next week, investors are waiting for fresh inflation data to assess the regulator's next steps.

On Monday, October 13, the deadline for the purchase of shares of Gazprom Neft, Tatneft and IFC Zaymer for receiving dividends will end, Finam said. After the payments, the value of the securities of these companies may temporarily decrease.

On October 14, the Moscow City Pawnshop will publish its operating results for the first nine months of 2025, both brokers said. On this day, the deadline for the purchase of shares of PJSC Samaraenergo for receiving dividends will also end, BCS Mir Investestva clarified. All events can affect the share price of these companies.

On Wednesday, Rosstat will present weekly data on the consumer price index, which may affect investors' expectations for further dynamics of the key rate.

On October 16, IFC Zymer will publish its operating results for the third quarter, and X5 will disclose its results for the first nine months of 2025. Also on Thursday, the deadline for the purchase of shares of the alcohol company Novabev for dividends is coming to an end, Cifra Broker clarified.

Bidding is appropriate: the volume of transactions with securities of Russian companies on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange has increased 44 times over the year.

In value terms, it amounted to 139.57 billion rubles.

On Friday, October 17, the OGK-2 energy company will approve dividends for 2024, Finam said. The same day will be the last day for the purchase of Eurotrans and Mother and Child shares to receive dividends. In addition, NOVATEK may present its operating results for the third quarter within a week.

The RGBI government bond index, according to Digital Broker, will be in the range of 112-113 points until the meeting of the Bank of Russia in October. The exchange rates, as expected by the company's analysts, will remain in the range of 94-97 rubles per euro, 80-82 per dollar and 11.3–11.6 per yuan. The Moscow Exchange index, according to their forecast, will remain under pressure and may fall into the range of 2500-2600 points ahead of the meeting of the regulator on monetary policy.