Corporate Bonds End Week with Mixed Performance

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Most liquid corporate bonds are trading in mixed directions on the last trading day of the week:

- Russian Agricultural Bank bond issue BO-02-002R (ISIN code - RU000A1068R1) +0.1%;

- Polyus bond issue PBO-04 (ISIN code - RU000A108L81) -0.6%;

- Borets Capital bond issue 1R-01 (ISIN code - RU000A105ZX2) -0.1%;

- AFK Sistema bond issue 14 (ISIN code - RU000A101XN7) -0.2%.

Ratings for issuers are based on a national scale. The higher the rating, the more reliable the issuer and, as a rule, the lower the yield on its bonds. The highest rating is "AAA", the lowest is "C", and there is also a "D" level, which indicates an actual default.

"AAA" bonds are the most reliable. These are large systemically important companies, usually with state participation.

Bonds rated from "A-" to "AA+" are reliable securities. Pension funds and other institutional investors invest in them.

Bonds rated from "BBB-" to "BBB+" are a transitional category. These can be reliable companies that are sensitive to adverse events in the market and economy (for example, an increase in the key interest rate).

Bonds rated from "B-" to "BB+" are high-yield issuers (HY). Risks are high, as is the yield. These may be small and medium-sized businesses operating in a risky sector.

Bonds rated "CCC" and "D" are on the brink of default. The risks for such securities are maximum.

This overview was presented by Alexey Grishchenko, Doctor of Economics, Professor at the Department of Operational and Sectoral Management of the Faculty of "Higher School of Management" at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.