Russia Stocks Rise

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

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.65%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were:
– ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR): rose 7.97% or 243.00 points to trade at 3,291.50.
– AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS): added 6.67% or 0.91 points to end at 14.50.
– VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO): up 5.64% or 17.20 points to 322.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL): fell 0.70% or 104.00 points to trade at 14,746.00.
– GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR): declined 0.25% or 3.00 points to end at 1,220.00.
– GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR): unchanged at 519.25.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 187 to 63, with 6 ending unchanged.

Volatility and Commodities

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 4.93% to 36.00.

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.54% or 14.50 to $2,691.30 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.58% or 1.87 to hit $70.49 a barrel.
• The January Brent oil contract fell 2.09% or 1.58 to $74.05 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/RUB was down 0.41% to 97.59.
• EUR/RUB fell 1.16% to 104.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 104.82.