Russian share prices ended lower after trading on Sunday, with the session producing a mix of winners and losers while the MOEX Russia Index finished unchanged at the close, standing at a new 3-years low.
Source information did not specify which sectors led the move lower in overall Russian equities for the session. At the close in Moscow the MOEX Russia Index was unchanged 0.00%.
Top performers on the MOEX Russia Index included:
- Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) - up 2.68% or 0.03 points to trade at 1.00 at the close.
- Magnit PJSC (MCX:MGNT) - up 2.44% or 44.00 points to end at 1,844.00.
- Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) - up 1.51% or 0.88 points to 59.10 in late trade.
Lagging issues during the session included:
- Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) - down 1.30% or 0.11 points to trade at 8.19 at the close.
- GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) - unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 1,083.80.
- PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) - up 0.02% or 0.10 points to 545.50.
On the Moscow Stock Exchange, advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 153 to 74, while 15 stocks finished unchanged.
GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) remained unchanged at 1,083.80, a level that was reported as a 52-week low in the available information.
The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which measures implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was unchanged 0.00% at 40.65.
Commodity markets showed modest moves: Gold Futures for August delivery rose 1.49% or 61.60 to $4,187.30 a troy ounce. Crude oil for August delivery increased 0.13% or 0.09 to $68.78 a barrel, and the September Brent contract was up 0.45% or 0.32 to trade at $72.12 a barrel.
In currency markets, USD/RUB was down 0.25% to 77.31, while EUR/RUB fell 0.21% to 88.42. The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 100.62.
Market context limitations - The available information does not identify the specific sectors that led the downward pressure across Russian stocks; that detail was not provided.