Russia Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Power, and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index lost 0.34%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were:
– PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR): rose 2.48% or 155.00 points to trade at 6,415.00 at the close.
– PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK): added 2.30% or 10.30 points to end at 457.20.
– OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL): up 2.20% or 0.73 points to 33.91 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM): fell 1.04% or 0.10 points to trade at 9.92 at the close.
– ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR): declined 0.97% or 30.00 points to end at 3,070.00.
– Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX): down 0.84% or 1.63 points to 192.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 135 to 107, with 11 ending unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.79% to 35.67, a new 1-month low.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery down 0.80% or 21.24 to $2,632.66 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for February rose 0.96% or 0.67 to hit $70.29 a barrel.
• March Brent Oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.60 to trade at $73.45 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB was up 6.01% to 105.75.
• EUR/RUB rose 5.78% to 110.24.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 107.80.