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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Leah Industries, Inc. (OTC-BB-LEAH)

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To: RLM who wrote (71)5/26/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson   of 2153
 
Russian shares gain by close, optimism prevails

MOSCOW, May 26 (Reuters) - Russian shares shrugged off early
losses to end with moderate gains on Wednesday as investor
confidence in the country's medium-term prospects prevailed over
fears about political and economic stability.
Prices on the key RTS1-Interfax share index <.IRTS>,
covering the main over-the-counter trade, added 1.30 percent to
close at 99.90 on an average volume of $9.5 million while the
broader Reuters composite <.RRC1> tacked on 1.84 percent to end
at 289.22 after fallen to a low of 276.93.
"There aren't a whole lot of sellers on the market. We've
got a lot behind us. The GKO (t-bill) restructuring is
done...and we've a new government in place," said Brunswick
Warburg trader Loren Bough.
"It may not be the best one, but it is enough to keep the
country functioning.
He said that despite turbulence the last few weeks, which
saw one government sacked and a new one slowly put together,
investors were buying, confident of gains in the medium term.
Confusion over the government continued, with rumours
emerging that newly-appointed First Deputy Prime Minister
Mikhail Zadornov was unhappy with his powers in the government
and that new Finance Minister Mikhail Kasyanov would also refuse
his post. The latter rumour was denied by the finance ministry.
"Some people were set to see the market slide today after
Russian stocks closed down about 12 percent yesterday in New
York," Bough said.
"But strong domestic interest and foreign buying overcame
that negative sentiment, and so we saw the market edging up by
the end of the day."
LUKoil <LKOH.RTS> finished 3.01 percent higher at $9.40
after having dipped to $8.95, while sister oil company
Surgutneftegaz <SNGS.RTS> was up 1.7 percent at $0.1556.
Energy companies were steady with national power utility UES
<EESR.RTS> even with the previous close of $0.0587 and as was
Mosenergo at $0.0275.
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