Russia's equity market closed on Saturday with the MOEX Russia Index unchanged, finishing the session at the same level as the prior close - a reported 0.00% change. Overall market sentiment showed more advancing issues than decliners, although the original report did not clearly identify which sectors were driving those moves.
Top and bottom movers
Among individual names, Federal Hydro Generating Company RusHydro PJSC (MCX:HYDR) was the session's top performer, rising 1.28% or 0.01 points to finish at 0.43. OZON (MCX:OZON) also closed higher, adding 0.81% or 37.50 points to reach 4,689.50. ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) registered an increase as well, reported as 0.77% with 0.00 points to 0.08 in late trade.
On the downside, NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK) posted a decline of 0.22% or 2.60 points to end at 1,175.40. Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) fell 0.21% or 0.24 points to close at 113.24, and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX) was down 0.16% or 0.30 points to 181.68.
Market breadth and volatility
On the Moscow Stock Exchange, rising issues outnumbered falling ones by 182 to 42, while 18 stocks finished unchanged. The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which reflects implied volatility in MOEX Russia Index options, was reported unchanged at 26.52 (0.00% change).
Commodities and currency moves
Commodities showed mixed outcomes. The report lists Gold Futures for April delivery as down 11.39% or 612.00 to $4,763.10 a troy ounce. In energy markets, Crude oil for delivery in March declined 0.32% or 0.21 to $65.21 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.39% or 0.27 to trade at $69.32 a barrel.
In currency trading, USD/RUB was up 0.05% to 76.00, while EUR/RUB fell 0.95% to 90.06. The US Dollar Index Futures moved higher as well, up 0.75% at 96.86.
Notes on reporting limitations
The source material indicated a general decline in Russia stocks after the close but did not specify which sectors led the changes that day. Where the original report contained unclear or inconsistent phrasing, this article reflects that limitation rather than adding unreported detail.
Data points such as individual stock moves, index changes, volatility figures, commodity prices and FX rates are reported exactly as provided in the source information.