Russian shares ended the session with mixed results while the MOEX Russia Index registered no net change at the close on Sunday, finishing unchanged at 0.00%.
The report of the session began by noting that shares were lower after the close, and it referenced sector leadership in driving moves, but the specific sectors responsible were not provided in the available text.
Within the index, Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) was the session's top performer, gaining 1.02% - an increase of 0.01 points - to close at 1.39. Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX) added 0.84%, or 1.40 points, ending at 168.94, while PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) rose 0.74% - up 50.00 points - to close at 6,780.00.
On the downside, LUKOIL PJSC (MCX:LKOH) fell 4.77%, a decline of 263.00 points, to finish at 5,255.00. Rosneft PJSC (MCX:ROSN) dropped 1.18% - down 5.05 points - to 423.20, and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX:TATN) slid 0.84%, a loss of 4.90 points, to end at 576.70.
Market breadth on the Moscow Stock Exchange showed 131 advancing issues versus 103 decliners, with 14 shares unchanged at the close.
The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which tracks implied volatility for options on the MOEX Russia Index, remained unchanged at 23.03, reflecting no reported movement in the index's implied volatility reading.
Commodities and currency markets were active: Gold futures for June delivery rose 0.32%, or $15.00, to $4,661.40 per troy ounce. In contrast, crude oil for June delivery declined 2.98%, down $3.13, to $101.94 a barrel, while the July Brent contract fell 5.12%, or $5.84, to $108.17 a barrel.
Foreign exchange crosses involving the ruble showed little change in the dollar pair and a small decline for the euro. USD/RUB was unchanged at 74.95, while EUR/RUB moved down 0.09% to 87.85. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 98.01.
Where the session’s drivers were described as sector-led in the source text, the specific sectors were not listed, and that limitation is reflected in this account rather than supplemented.