Russian Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, with gains in the Oil & Gas, Mining, and Power sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.50%, reaching a new 1-month high.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index included:
– Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p): +6.74% or 71.00 points, trading at 1,125.00.
– Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX): +5.63% or 10.47 points, ending at 196.56.
– Gazprom PJSC (MCX:GAZP): +5.28% or 6.42 points, closing at 128.12.

Worst Performers

Conversely, the worst performers included:
– PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR): -0.36% or 23.00 points, closing at 6,368.00.
– GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR): unchanged at 1,083.80.
– T Tekhnologii MKPAO (MCX:TCSG): also unchanged at 2,384.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 184 to 63, with 6 ending unchanged.

Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) remained unchanged at 52-week lows.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 2.60% at 39.06.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery: unchanged at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for February: -0.09% to $70.10 a barrel.
• March Brent oil contract: +1.24% to $73.22 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/RUB was down 0.10% at 99.89.
• EUR/RUB fell 0.40% to 103.55.

US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.