From September 1, catering establishments in Kyiv will be able to operate no later than until 22:00, the relevant decision was made by the Defense Council of the city of Kyiv, the press service of the Kyiv city military administration reported.
The KSCA stressed that at 23:00 a curfew begins to operate in the capital, which must be strictly observed so as not to create conflict situations with law enforcement and defense forces and not endanger yourself and other citizens.
The curfew in the capital operates from 23:00 to 05:00. At this time, it is forbidden to be on the street and other public places, to travel by transport without a pass or on foot. You can only go out during the air raid – to reach the nearest shelter. Be sure to carry identification documents with you.
The composite index of the largest companies in the Stoxx Europe 600 region decreased by 0.57% by 11:32 a.m. and amounted to 417.40 points.
The German DAX fell 0.5%, the French CAC 40 – 0.7%, the British FTSE 100 – 0.6%. The Italian FTSE MIB and the Spanish IBEX 35 were down 0.23% and 0.5% respectively.
Traders evaluate the latest statistics from European countries.
Consumer prices in France, harmonized with European Union standards, rose 6.5% year-on-year in August, according to preliminary data from the Insee National Statistical Office. Thus, the growth rate slowed down compared to 6.8% in July. Analysts had expected weakening to just 6.7%, according to Trading Economics.
Meanwhile, French consumer spending fell 0.8% in July from the previous month. The average forecast of experts assumed a decline of 0.3%, according to Trading Economics. Bloomberg respondents had forecast a 0.2% contraction.
French GDP increased by 0.5% in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, according to final data from the national statistical institute Insee. The final data coincided with the preliminary estimate. Analysts, on average, did not expect a revision, according to a Trading Economics poll.
The number of unemployed in Germany in August increased by 28 thousand – up to 2.497 million, according to the data of the Federal Employment Agency of Germany. The rise in the indicator was noted for the third month in a row.
Unemployment rose to 5.5% from 5.4% a month earlier.
Experts polled by Bloomberg predicted, on average, an increase in the number of unemployed by 28.5 thousand and a rise in the unemployment rate to 5.5%. Respondents of Trading Economics assumed an increase in the first indicator by 28 thousand and an increase in unemployment to 5.5%.
The drop leaders among Stoxx Europe 600 components are shares of the Polish supermarket chain Dino Polska, which shed 4.3%.
Airbus SE shares are down 1.9%. European Aerospace Corporation CFO Dominic Asam will leave his post in early March next year, the company said in a statement. He will take the position of CFO of SAP SE.
Danske Bank AS added 0.4% in price. A Danish bank will write off the debt of 90 thousand customers in connection with the discovery of errors in debt collection systems.
monobank, which is one of the leaders in attracting individuals to the domestic government bond (OVGZ) market, has added the first foreign currency government bonds to its mobile application in the investment section.
According to the information in the application, customers will be able to purchase dollar bonds maturing on April 27, 2023 and euro bonds maturing on December 1 this year with a yield of 3.71% and 2.41% per annum, respectively.
The last additional placement of these dollar bonds by the Ministry of Finance took place on August 30 at a rate of 4% per annum, and bonds in euro – on May 24 at a rate of 2.5% per annum.
In general, 9,195 dollar and 5,491 euro securities are available for sale in the application, the par value of which is $1,000 and EUR1,000, respectively, with a total volume of issues of 494,596 and 110,026 pieces, respectively.
As reported, the possibility of such trading in currency government bonds appeared after the National Bank of Ukraine in mid-July granted the Settlement Center for Contracts in Financial Markets (RC, Kyiv), which carries out the clearing activities of the central counterparty, a license to carry out foreign exchange transactions. Thanks to this, on July 26, the RC began making settlements in foreign currency on transactions with foreign currency government bonds, and already at the end of that month – early August, such transactions began to be concluded on exchanges.
On August 27-28, the charity squash tournament “Zenit Ukraine Open 2022” was held on the courts of the capital’s fitness center “SPORT LIFE”. The competition was attended by players from Romania, USA, Moldova, Lithuania, as well as athletes from Kyiv, Lvov, Kharkov, Dnipro, Khmelnitsky, Poltava, Kherson and Odessa.
Among the participants were awarded awards in 5 categories. The winners of the competition were:
Category Lady:
1. Anna Tarasova;
2. Alina Nizdrakova;
3. Oksana Gerasimenko.
Category M3
1. Arayik Sargsyan;
2. Stepan Kobzev;
3. Alexander Stepanyuk.
Category M2:
1. Maria Lovko;
2. Yulia Sikalenko;
3. Dmitry Tokar.
Category M1:
1. Alexey Alekseenko;
2. Evgeny Popko;
3. Nikita Petrov.
Category PRO Men:
1. Ruslan Sorochinsky;
2. Denis Yard;
3. Nikita Panov.
This year the tournament was held in Kyiv for security reasons, while Odessa has been the traditional venue for the competition for many years. According to tournament organizers Dmitry Shcherbakov and Maxim Urakin, the return of Zenit Open to the Black Sea coast is planned for next year.
“For the last 10 years, the tournament has been held in Odessa, and we know it under the name Zenit Black Sea Open. Now, due to the war, we were forced to change traditions and move the venue to Kyiv. At the same time, we plan to return to Odessa courts next year,” Shcherbakov emphasized.
The executive director of the “All-Ukrainian Association of Squash Players” Oleksiy Usenko said that the association will contribute to the organization and holding of tournaments on a regular basis.
“The holding of such competitions improves the skills of our players and our cohesion, it is important not only to support Ukrainian sports, but also the country as a whole,” Usenko stressed.
According to the organizers, the money raised at the tournament will be directed to charity and assistance to Ukraine.
“Zenit Open” is the most famous and largest international squash tournament in the history of independent Ukraine. The scale of the championship is evidenced by the number of countries and participants, as well as a large number of organizations involved in the preparation and holding of the competition.
The main fitness partner of the event is the national network of fitness clubs No. 1 “SPORT LIFE”;
The main organizer of the tournament is “All-Ukrainian Association of Squash Players”;
The main information partner of the tournament is the news agency “Interfax Ukraine”;
The official sponsors were the company “MAXEVENTS” and the analytical center “Club of Experts”;
Prize fund partners – Eye and VICTOR;Partner – Public Association “UKRSADVINPROM”;
Prizes and gifts from the leading companies Tecnifibre and Reima;
The official water of the tournament is “KRAYNA”;
Official beer of the tournament from TERMOPUB;
Tea Partner – At Market;
Official hotel of the tournament – “FAVOR”;
Party partner restaurant – “OZERO”.
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Ukrainian population by regions as of Feb 1, 2022 (graphically)
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Stock indices of the largest countries in the Asia-Pacific region are mainly falling during trading on Wednesday following the decline in the US stock market, as well as due to weak statistical data from China.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for China’s manufacturing industry rose to 49.4 in August from 49 in the previous month, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said.
A PMI value above 50 points indicates an increase in activity in the sector, below – its weakening. The indicator is below this level for the second month. Meanwhile, analysts had expected a less significant increase on average – to 49.2 points, according to the results of polls by The Wall Street Journal and Trading Economics.
PMI services and construction fell this month to 52.6 points from 53.8 points in July. Consolidated PMI fell to 51.7 points from 52.5 points.
China’s Shanghai Composite index fell 0.2% by 8:43 qoq, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.5%.
Leading gainers on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange include shares of restaurant chain owner Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (+6.6%), game developer Netease Inc. (+3.9%), Internet company Meituan (+4.2%), sporting goods manufacturer Li Ning Co. (+4%).
Meanwhile, shares of automotive companies BYD (-7.5%) and Geely (-1.2%), oil PetroChina (-1.3%) fell in price.
Country Garden Holdings Co. share price fell by 4.8%. China’s largest real estate developer by sales in the first half of the year reduced its net profit by 96%, which was the largest decline since the company’s entry into the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2007.
The Japanese Nikkei 225 fell 0.5% by 8:38 a.m.
Oil company Inpex is down 3.5%, metals producers Pacific Metals Co. and Japan Steel Works – respectively by 2.3% and 2.4%.
In addition, shares of investment and technology company Softbank Group (-0.3%), consumer electronics manufacturer Sony (-1.9%), Asia’s largest clothing retailer Fast Retailing (-0.9%) are depreciating.
Industrial production in Japan in July decreased by 1.8% compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary data. The indicator showed a decline for the fifth month in a row.
The number of homes started in the country last month fell 5.4% year on year. The index has been declining for the third month. Analysts had expected a 4.1% contraction.
Meanwhile, Japan’s consumer confidence index rose to a three-month high in August at 32.5 points. In July, the indicator was at a minimum for 18 months – 30.2 points. The average forecast of experts assumed a rise of only 31 points.
Retail sales in the country in July increased by 2.4% compared to the same month last year. Thus, they rose for the fifth month in a row. Analysts, on average, expected a less significant increase of 1.9%, according to Trading Economics.
The South Korean index Kospi rose by 0.7% by 8:36 a.m.
Shares of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of chips and consumer electronics Samsung Electronics Co. rose in price by 1.4%, automaker Hyundai Motor – by 0.3%.
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3%.
The market value of the world’s largest mining companies BHP and Rio Tinto fell by 2.8% and 0.9%, respectively.
