{
  "id": 4942998,
  "title": "Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 0.44%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/russia-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-moex-russia-index-up-0-44",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T21:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/russia-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-moex-russia-index-up-044-4884667"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian stocks rose at the end of trading on Tuesday, with gains in the Oil & Gas, Power and Mining sectors driving the market higher. The MOEX Russia Index gained 0.44% at the close in Moscow. Among the top performers were PhosAgro PJSC, which climbed 2.39% or 129.00 points to reach 5,526.00, OZON, up 1.92% or 44.00 points to 2,332.00, and Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref, which increased 0.78% or 0.33 points to 41.93. Conversely, Unipro PJSC fell 6.63% or 0.07 points to 0.97, Polyus PJSC dropped 6.05% or 63.20 points to 980.60, and Aeroflot PJSC decreased 4.65% or 1.49 points to 30.58. The Moscow Stock Exchange saw 191 stocks fall and 57 rise, with 7 remaining unchanged. The Russian Volatility Index, which tracks the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, rose 1.82% to 45.89. Gold futures for December delivery fell 2.36% or 105.80 to $4,375.70 per troy ounce, while crude oil for October delivery jumped 5.74% or 4.92 to $90.68 per barrel. Brent oil for December slipped 0.09% or 0.09 to $95.11 per barrel. The US Dollar Index Futures increased 0.24% to 99.62, and the exchange rates USD/RUB and EUR/RUB remained unchanged at 86.83 and 100.63 respectively.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "MOEX Russia Index up 0.44% at close",
    "Oil & Gas, Power, Mining sectors lead gains",
    "PhosAgro PJSC, OZON, Surgutneftegas PJSC top performers"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}