Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged
On Saturday, Russia stocks continued their downward trend in the closing trade, reflecting a mixed sentiment in the Moscow Stock Exchange. The MOEX Russia Index remained unchanged at 0.00%. Among the top gainers, VK Company Ltd experienced a 2.87% increase, trading at 168.40, while PhosAgro PJSC rose 0.57% to 5,446.00, and Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat gained 0.49% to 22.66.
However, Unipro PJSC and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC saw a decline of 0.41% each, ending at 1.21 and 164.96 respectively. NOVATEK PJSC, on the other hand, dropped by 0.14% to 1,173.30. The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which gauges the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, also remained static at 30.44. Meanwhile, gold futures for December delivery dipped by 3.63% to $3,884.90 per troy ounce.
In other commodities, crude oil for December delivery increased by 0.93% to $102.95 per barrel, and the January Brent oil contract rose 2.08% to $113.10 per barrel. The exchange rates of USD/RUB and EUR/RUB showed a slight decrease of 0.70% and 0.02% respectively, while the US Dollar Index Futures saw a minor drop of 0.06% to 101.83.
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