Russia's stock market ended Tuesday's trading session in positive territory, with the MOEX Russia Index finishing 1.94% higher at the close in Moscow. Sector strength in Mining, Power and Oil & Gas pushed many individual names up, contributing to the broader advance.
Top movers
On the winners' list, United Company Rusal IPJSC (MCX:RUAL) led gains, rising 8.27% - an increase of 2.93 points - to close at 38.40. GMK Noril’skiy Nikel’ PAO (MCX:GMKN) followed, adding 5.95% or 7.50 points to end the day at 134.00. PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) also contributed to the market's lift, finishing up 3.53% or 215.00 points at 6,298.00 in late trade.
Largest decliners
Not all names participated in the rise. Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR) fell 0.56% or 0.44 points to finish at 77.82, while Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) declined 0.27% or 0.13 points to close at 47.45. Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) ended the session down 0.18% or 0.01 points at 7.57.
Market breadth and volatility
Advancing stocks outnumbered decliners on the Moscow Exchange by 207 to 40, with 4 issues unchanged. The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which measures implied volatility for options on the MOEX Russia Index, rose 1.78% to 23.97.
Commodities and currencies
Precious and energy markets registered gains alongside equities. Gold Futures for August delivery climbed 0.29% or 13.15 to $4,519.45 a troy ounce. In crude markets, July delivery crude oil increased 1.33% or 1.23 to $93.39 a barrel, and the August Brent contract ticked up 0.06% or 0.06 to trade at $95.83 a barrel.
On the currency front, USD/RUB was unchanged at 73.01 and EUR/RUB remained unchanged at 84.91. The US Dollar Index Futures was slightly higher by 0.02% at 99.17.
This session's moves underscored a broad-based uplift across resource-linked sectors, while select financial and travel-related names lagged. Volume and further session-level detail were not provided.