Russian stocks finished the trading session in Moscow with a marginal gain on Thursday, as sector-level advances in Mining, Power and Manufacturing supported a slight uptick in the benchmark.
At the close, the MOEX Russia Index was up 0.02%.
The session's top-performing equities included Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM), which climbed 2.50% - a rise of 0.18 points - to finish at 7.47. Preference shares of Surgutneftegas PJSC (MCX:SNGS_p) added 2.47%, gaining 1.04 points to end the day at 43.10. VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO) also advanced, increasing 1.75% or 4.70 points to close at 272.70.
On the downside, TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX:TATN) was the weakest large-cap, slipping 1.50% or 9.00 points to trade at 590.00 at the close. Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) declined 1.33%, down 0.66 points to 48.80, while AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:ALRS) fell 1.07% or 0.35 points to close at 32.35.
Market breadth favored losers on the Moscow exchange, with 132 stocks falling versus 103 advancing; 15 issues finished unchanged.
The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which reflects the implied volatility priced into MOEX Russia Index options, moved lower, dropping 4.60% to 20.54.
Commodities exhibited mixed moves during the session. Gold futures for June delivery fell 0.27%, a decline of 12.95, to $4,810.65 a troy ounce. In crude markets, the May contract rallied 2.08%, up 1.90 to $93.19 a barrel, while the June Brent contract inched higher by 0.16%, a rise of 0.16 to $98.25 a barrel.
Foreign exchange measures were essentially flat for the ruble crosses reported: USD/RUB was unchanged at 76.36 and EUR/RUB also held steady at 89.96, both showing 0.00% change. The US Dollar Index Futures finished the session up 0.19% at 98.04.
Context note: This report summarizes market moves at the Moscow close and records individual stock performance, breadth, volatility, commodity and FX readings reported for the session.