Russian stocks ended the session in positive territory on Monday, led by advances in Oil & Gas, Mining and Power names. At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index was up 2.24%.
Among individual movers, Severstal PJSC (MCX:CHMF) was the day's strongest performer on the MOEX Russia Index, finishing up 3.42% - an increase of 25.00 points - to close at 755.00. Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) also recorded notable gains, rising 2.92% or 2.44 points to end the session at 86.06. Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:MAGN) climbed 2.58% or 0.65 points to finish at 25.68.
On the other end of the leaderboard, ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) was listed among the day's worst performers despite reporting no change in price - unchanged 0.37% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.07 at the close. GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) was also unchanged, ending at 1,083.80, while PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) rose modestly by 0.09% or 0.50 points to 538.50.
Market breadth favored advancing names, with rising stocks outnumbering decliners on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 217 to 23, and 10 issues finishing unchanged.
Several additional session details highlight market conditions. Shares of GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) remained unchanged at a level described as a 52-week low - unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80. The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which measures implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, increased 1.45% to 25.94, marking a new one-month high.
Commodities traded higher in the session. Gold Futures for June delivery rose 0.32% or 15.00 to $4,745.70 a troy ounce. Crude oil for June delivery advanced 2.97% or 2.83 to $98.25 a barrel, while the July Brent contract gained 0.37% or 0.39 to trade at $104.75 a barrel.
In currency markets, USD/RUB was unchanged at 73.60 and EUR/RUB was unchanged at 86.68. The US Dollar Index Futures registered a slight increase of 0.02% to 97.80.
The session closed with a clear tilt toward industrial and energy-related sectors, as metal producers and oil-related contracts outperformed, and volatility in options markets rose to a one-month peak.