Market Update: Russia Stocks

Investing.com – Russian stocks rose after Monday's close, led by gains in the Oil & Gas, Mining, and Telecoms sectors.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index increased by 2.45%, reaching a new 1-month high.

Top Performers

• PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR): +8.31% (up 483.00 points) to 6,297.00
• Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM): +7.10% (up 0.68 points) to 10.22
• PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK): +7.08% (up 31.10 points) to 470.10

Worst Performers

• Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK): -1.53% (down 2.08 points) to 134.10
• Severstal PJSC (MCX:CHMF): -1.24% (down 14.40 points) to 1,148.60
• VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO): -0.89% (down 2.60 points) to 290.20

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange: 178 to 65, with 9 unchanged.

Shares of Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) reached an all-time high, gaining 7.10% (up 0.68 to 10.22).

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, rose by 0.66% to 42.82.

Commodities

• Gold Futures (February delivery): -0.67% (down 17.71) to $2,627.39 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (February): +0.16% (up 0.11) to $69.57 a barrel.
• Brent Oil (March): +0.14% (up 0.10) to $72.66 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB: -1.72% to 101.22

• EUR/RUB: -1.94% to 105.33

• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.47% at 107.86