Russian stocks ended the trading session in Moscow on Tuesday with gains, driven by strength in Oil & Gas, Mining and Power names.
The MOEX Russia Index closed up 0.90%.
Top movers:
- United Company Rusal IPJSC (MCX:RUAL) advanced 3.47% - rising 1.33 points to finish at 39.71.
- ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) was reported as unchanged 3.06% or 0.00 points, ending at 0.07.
- NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK) gained 3.06% - up 34.50 points to 1,160.20 in late trade.
Lagging names:
- Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) fell 0.36% - down 0.01 points to 1.38 at the close.
- Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:MTSS) declined 0.25% - sliding 0.55 points to 218.80.
- Sberbank Rossii PJSC (MCX:SBER) eased 0.20% - down 0.63 points to 321.16.
On market breadth, advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 137 to 106, with 7 issues finishing unchanged.
The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which measures implied volatility for MOEX Russia Index options, rose 0.70% to 25.77.
Commodities and currency snapshots:
- Gold Futures for June delivery increased 0.76% - up 34.25 to $4,567.55 a troy ounce.
- Crude oil for June delivery slipped 3.51% - down 3.74 to $102.68 a barrel.
- The July Brent contract was marginally lower, falling 0.01% or 0.01 to $110.42 a barrel.
- Currency pairs were unchanged: USD/RUB held at 75.50 (0.00%) and EUR/RUB remained at 88.29 (0.00%).
For broader context on currency moves, the US Dollar Index Futures was reported up 0.11% at 98.37.
Overall, the session was characterized by sector-led gains that lifted the MOEX benchmark, while energy commodity prices moved unevenly and implied volatility ticked higher.