Moscow Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, driven by gains in the Power, Mining, and Telecoms sectors.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 1.39%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were:
– ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES): Unchanged at 3.60% or 0.00 points, trading at 0.07.
– Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL): Up 3.33% or 477.00 points, ending at 14,800.00.
– Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM): Up 3.05% or 0.24 points, closing at 8.11.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN): Fell 0.83% or 0.90 points, trading at 106.90.
– NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK): Declined 0.48% or 4.00 points, ending at 829.20.
– PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR): Down 0.30% or 17.00 points, closing at 5,602.00.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 193 to 47 with 13 unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI) was up 0.69% to 46.70.

Commodities Market

• Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.86% or 22.89, trading at $2,682.49 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery rose 1.35% or 0.91, reaching $68.11 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract increased 1.10% or 0.78, trading at $71.90 a barrel.

Currency Update

• USD/RUB was up 1.00% to 100.00.
• EUR/RUB rose 0.97% to 105.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 105.85.