{
  "id": 2228474,
  "title": "Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 2.34%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/russia-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-moex-russia-index-down-2-34",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:20:03.000Z",
  "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-down-234-4870565"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia stocks declined at the close of trade on Thursday, with the MOEX Russia Index falling by 2.34%. The index suffered losses due to declines in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors. Among the best performers of the day was PIK SHb PJSC, which increased by 0.59% to trade at 594.60. Rosneft PJSC and TATNEFT also saw modest gains of 0.05% and 0.55% respectively. However, the worst performers included Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank, which fell 10.59%, United Company Rusal IPJSC by 5.60%, and Severstal PJSC by 5.21%. The Moscow Stock Exchange witnessed more falling stocks than rising ones, with 194 stocks decreasing and only 49 gaining value. Eleven stocks ended unchanged. The Russian Volatility Index, an indicator of options' implied volatility, rose by 4.04% to 46.66. Gold Futures for December delivery increased by 0.66% to $4,575.15 per troy ounce. Crude oil prices for October delivery rose by 2.16% to $86.21 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell slightly by 0.02% to $93.19 a barrel. The Russian Ruble (USD/RUB) remained unchanged at 83.76, while the Euro/Ruble (EUR/RUB) also stayed steady at 97.82. The US Dollar Index Futures saw a slight increase of 0.05% at 98.79.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "MOEX Russia Index down 2.34% at trade close",
    "Mining, Power, and Oil & Gas sectors declined",
    "PIK SHb PJSC was best performer with 0.59% gain"
  ],
  "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."
}