Russia Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Telecoms, and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index lost 1.36%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were:
– Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR): rose 4.65% or 3.99 points to trade at 89.84 at the close.
– Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO): added 1.54% or 0.03 points to end at 1.72.
– TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG): up 1.44% or 36.50 points to 2,567.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL): fell 2.82% or 0.99 points to trade at 33.97.
– MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN): declined 2.58% or 2.70 points to end at 103.70.
– Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL): down 2.02% or 269.00 points to 13,019.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 178 to 61, with 12 ending unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 7.11% to 29.66.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery: down 0.35% or 9.20 to $2,626.20 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in November: fell 0.29% or 0.21 to hit $73.36 a barrel.
• December Brent oil contract: rose 0.10% or 0.08 to trade at $76.78 a barrel.

Currency Updates

• USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 96.99.
• EUR/RUB fell 0.01% to 106.11.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 102.68.