What should an investor keep an eye on this week

This week, investors should keep an eye on corporate reports and new inflation statistics. The market still lacks positive signals for new growth, analysts at the First Management Company say.

On Monday, "All Tools.<url> will present its financial statements for the first half of the year, said Oleg Reshetnikov, an expert on the stock market at BCS World of Investments. On the same day, the Central Bank will publish an estimate of seasonally adjusted and sustained inflation in July.

On August 18, the Board of Directors of Tatneft will consider the issue of interim dividends for the first six months of 2026.

On Wednesday, Cian will publish its financial statements for the first half of the year. Rosstat will present inflation data for July, a weekly estimate of price growth and a producer price index. The Central Bank will release a study of inflation expectations of the population, on the level of which decisions on the key rate will depend.

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On August 20, Europlan will share its reports for the first half of the year.

On Friday, Bank Saint Petersburg and Renaissance Insurance will present their financial results for the first half of the year.

The Moscow Exchange index, according to the forecast of FG Finam, will be in the range of 2100-2270 points.

The RGBI government bond index, according to analysts at Digit Broker, may test the strength of the lower limit of the range of 114-115 points. Investors were not impressed by the latest inflation data, they consider some slowdown as a temporary phenomenon.

The ruble continues to lose ground in the foreign exchange market. Finam analyst Alexander Potavin predicts the dollar in the range of 82-85.5 rubles, euro — 95-98, yuan — 12.1–12.6 rubles.