Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 0.61%
Russian stocks rose after trading hours on Monday, driven by gains in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Power sectors. The MOEX Russia Index closed 0.61% higher in Moscow. ROSSETI PJSC rose 4.47% to end at 0.05, while Rosneft PJSC climbed 3.73% to 333.95 and AFK Sistema PJSC increased 2.09% to 7.90. The worst performers were PhosAgro PJSC, down 4.41% to 5,567.00, followed by PIK SHb PJSC and Polyus PJSC, both falling 2.25% and 1.31% respectively.
On the Moscow Stock Exchange, 142 stocks rose compared to 99 that fell, with 14 unchanged. The Russian Volatility Index declined 1.93% to 37.10. Gold Futures for December delivery dipped 0.55% to $4,452.00 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for October delivery rose 1.33% to $92.70 and the November Brent oil contract increased 1.07% to $97.31.
USD/RUB and EUR/RUB remained unchanged at 85.95 and 99.88, respectively, and the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.26% to 98.89.
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