Russian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Russian stocks closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in the Power, Oil & Gas, and Manufacturing sectors.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 0.56%.

Best Performers

• TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG): +3.60% (+90.00 points) to 2,588.50
• OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL): +2.92% (+0.99 points) to 34.77
• PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK): +2.53% (+15.70 points) to 635.60

Worst Performers

• Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM): -1.88% (-0.12 points) to 6.12
• MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN): -1.24% (-1.30 points) to 106.50
• Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM): -0.93% (-0.68 points) to 72.31

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 129 to 118, with 7 stocks unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of the MOEX Russia Index options, fell 6.51% to 29.74.

Commodity Updates

Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.23% (+6.20) to $2,675.90 per troy ounce.

Crude Oil:
– November delivery: +5.15% (+3.61) to $73.71 per barrel
– December Brent: +0.32% (+0.25) to $77.86 per barrel

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB: -0.04% to 94.72
• EUR/RUB: +0.01% to 104.52

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 101.71.