Russian stock market opens with insignificant rise

Trading on the Russian stock market started without a definite tendency today with most blue chips fluctuating. Analysts reported that traders did not hurry to speculate for a rise on the domestic market despite an increase in US stock futures. They explained it was due to a general uncertain situation on stock exchanges and the expected worsening of the international news background. Traders admit that US stocks are growing but the general situation on the US market remains very unstable and stock indices may plummet again if quarterly reports of US companies, which will be published next week, disappoint investors. Experts forecasted a slight growth on the Russian stock market today.