FINANCIAL NEWS

1. US $ RATE AND THE TURNOVER AT THE MOSCOW INTERBANK CURRENCY MARKET.
2. CURRENT MARKET VALUE (IN RBL) OF STOCKS (LukOil, Rostelecom, RAO Edinye
   Energeticheskiye sistemy (Unified Energy Systems)
3. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUY STOCKS IN COMMERCIAL BANKS.
4. CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA REFUTED RUMORS ABOUT FREEZING OF HARD CURRENCY 
   ACCOUNTS.
5. EXPENDITURES ON RESTORATION OF THE CHECHEN ECONOMY WILL NOT INFLUENCE THE
   INFLATION RATE, Yakov Urinson, deputy minister of Economy of Russia, said.
6. DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON BANKS.
7. CAPITALS CONTINUE FLEEING FROM RUSSIA.
8. CENTRAL BANK'S LOSSES.