Russian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Power, and Mining sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia rose 1.00%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were:
– Ozon Holdings PLC (MCX:OZONDR): rose 3.70% or 120.50 points to trade at 3,380.00 at the close.
– PIK (MCX:PIKK): added 3.17% or 20.10 points to end at 654.20.
– Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR): was up 2.82% or 33.60 points to 1,226.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Rostelekom PAO (MCX:RTKM): fell 4.73% or 3.81 points to trade at 76.67.
– Polyus PAO (MCX:PLZL): declined 0.96% or 130.50 points to end at 13,397.50.
– Magnit (MCX:MGNT): was down 0.52% or 30.00 points to 5,759.50.

Market Summary

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange with 169 rising, 76 falling, and 10 remaining unchanged.

The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 4.65% to 28.72.

Commodities Update

Gold Futures for December delivery were down 0.52% or 14.00 to $2,680.90 a troy ounce. In commodities trading:
– Crude oil for November rose 1.43% or 0.97 to hit $68.64 a barrel.
– Brent oil for December rose 1.28% or 0.91 to trade at $72.00 a barrel.

Currency Update

• USD/RUB was up 1.84% to 94.31.
• EUR/RUB rose 1.72% to 105.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 100.15.