Russian equities finished the Saturday session with a net decline, even as the headline MOEX Russia Index registered no change of 0.00% and was recorded at a new three-year low.
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Top gainers: Among individual listings on the MOEX Russia Index, Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) led advancers, rising 1.29% (0.01 points) to close at 0.98. Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:MTSS) added 0.56% (1.20 points) to finish at 213.95, and Magnit PJSC (MCX:MGNT) was up 0.28% (5.00 points) to end the day at 1,805.00.
Largest decliners: On the downside, Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) fell 1.89% (0.16 points) to 8.14 at the close. OZON (MCX:OZON) retreated 1.22% (38.50 points) to 3,118.50, registering a 52-week low, while Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM) slipped 0.93% (0.40 points) to 42.39.
Market breadth on the Moscow Stock Exchange tilted toward declines: 136 issues fell versus 77 that advanced, and 22 finished unchanged.
The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which reflects implied volatility in MOEX Russia Index options, was unchanged at 0.00%, standing at 40.65.
Commodities and energy: Precious and energy markets showed modest movement. Gold Futures for August delivery rose 1.49% (61.60) to $4,187.30 per troy ounce. In crude markets, the front-month August U.S. crude contract advanced 0.13% (0.09) to $68.78 per barrel, while the September Brent contract gained 0.45% (0.32) to trade at $72.12 per barrel.
FX and dollar benchmarks: Currency moves included USD/RUB falling 0.25% to 77.31 and EUR/RUB declining 0.21% to 88.42. The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged at 0.00%, recorded at 100.62.
These price moves left a mixed picture across assets: selective gains in some blue-chips contrasted with broader weakness in the market, and pockets of notable weakness such as OZON’s 52-week low were observable within the trading session.