Investing.com – Market Update

Russia stocks experienced gains after the market closed on Friday, buoyed by advances in the Mining, Power, and Oil & Gas sectors.

MOEX Russia Index

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index saw an increase of 1.57%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session were:
– OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL): rose 7.33% or 2.70 points to trade at 39.62.
– ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR): added 4.54% or 150.00 points to end at 3,457.50.
– Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT): increased 3.79% or 2.33 points to reach 63.86.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK): fell 0.59% or 2.90 points to trade at 491.00.
– PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR): declined 0.09% or 5.00 points to end at 5,433.00.
– GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR): unchanged at 519.25.

Market Statistics

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 174 to 66 with 15 ending unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, increased by 0.06% to 33.92.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (December delivery): down 0.24% or 6.15 to $2,566.75 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil (December delivery): fell 2.40% or 1.65 to $67.05 per barrel.
• Brent oil (January contract): down 1.97% or 1.43 to $71.13 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB: up 0.42% to 100.00.
• EUR/RUB: rose 0.41% to 105.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures increased by 0.09% to 106.70.