Russia Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 0.94%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were:
– Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT): up 3.88% or 2.09 points, trading at 56.01.
– MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN): up 3.79% or 3.60 points, ending at 99.70.
– Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK): up 3.46% or 4.06 points, closing at 121.28.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR): down 2.21% or 26.40 points, trading at 1,169.40.
– Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:MTSS): down 1.27% or 2.40 points, ending at 186.50.
– PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK): down 0.72% or 4.10 points, at 569.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 194 to 54, with 8 ending unchanged.

Shares in PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.72% or 4.10 points to 569.10.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.40% to 40.20, a new 52-week high.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.14% or 31.40, trading at $2,787.30 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for December rose 0.16% or 0.11, hitting $67.49 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January rose 0.01%, trading at $71.03 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB: down 0.01% to 97.49.
• EUR/RUB: down 0.02% to 105.46.
• US Dollar Index Futures: down 0.06% at 104.13.