{
  "id": 17479023,
  "title": "Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/russia-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-moex-russia-index-unchanged",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-31T21:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/russia-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-moex-russia-index-unchanged-4989336"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Russia stocks closed lower, MOEX Index unchanged at 0.00%",
    "VK Company Ltd and PhosAgro PJSC were top gainers",
    "Gold futures and Brent oil both increased in December"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}