Against the background of low trading activity in the absence of U.S. players the EUR /USD on Monday night managed to restore some lost last week"s positions. A similar situation prevailed in the Asian session. As a result, quotes the euro against the dollar today at the opening of the European session are at levels near 1.4400 against 1.4350 at the close of the previous week.

It is likely that the market has a positive attitude to the upcoming publications in the coming days, especially, reporting a number of leading American companies and banks. Some support segment of investment in risk "renders the approaching start date Feb. 2 this year the next summit of leading countries of the world. Meetings of G7 and G20 in recent quarters, as a rule, gave new impetus to reduce the estimated market risk and, indirectly, the euro.

However, assessing emerging in December - the first half of January, the trend of macro-and microeconomic statistics, it is important to note its very heterogeneous, often quite unfavorable for the financial segment of the character.

Perhaps in the near term quotes the single European currency still able to show some growth, but, in general, weekly trend rate EUR /USD, formed in late 2009, largely influenced by information showing the deterioration financial situation in some EU countries, is still valid.

However, the expected market continued on the ECB"s "soft" monetary policy, and probably significantly more complex by the nature of the medium-term recovery of the European economy in comparison with the U.S. will be in the coming quarters, may contribute to the weakening of the euro against the dollar, regardless of the situation sector risky assets.

ruble RF to the USD and against the currency basket of the MICEX today by 10:30 Moscow time was 29.52 and 35.37 rubles. against, respectively, 29.59 and 35.44 rubles. yesterday morning.

In general, the possibility of reducing the final value of the ruble from the RF markers near the support 29 rubles. for USD and 35 USD. per unit of the basket in the coming weeks remains.

In a key short-term impact on the dynamics of Russia"s monetary and financial markets are likely to have, first of all, the data indicator of business climate in Germany, published by the ZEW, and also overlooking today statistics of the financial statements of Citigroup and Intel.

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The boom in prices for industrial metals market today in Asia will support the positions of the shd1aares of MMC Norilsk Nickel
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