Moody's Investors Service upgraded the long-term issuer ratings of 19 Russian companies, including ALROSA, to Baa3. The agency assigned positive outlooks for the ratings of 13 companies and stable outlooks for the ratings of 6 companies.
ALROSA received a positive rating outlook along with Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, LUKOIL, MMK, NOVATEK, NLMK, Norilsk Nickel, Russian Railways, Severstal, Tatneft, Transneft and FPK.
A stable rating outlook was assigned to Rosneft, Rosneft International Holdings Limited, Bashneft, Inter RAO, SIBUR and Fosagro.
Theodor Lisovoy, Rough&Polished, Moscow