Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged

Published:2025-05-18 19:36:31
Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Saturday, as in the sectors led shares .

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index unchanged 0.00%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK), which rose 2.19% or 25.20 points to trade at 1,175.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM) added 2.04% or 1.14 points to end at 57.07 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) was up 2.03% or 9.80 points to 493.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 3,551.50 at the close. GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 1,083.80 and Magnit PJSC (MCX:MGNT) was up 0.66% or 28.00 points to 4,292.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 103 to 3.

Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was unchanged 0.00% to 46.43.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.22% or 39.40 to $3,187.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.41% or 0.87 to hit $62.49 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 0.88 to trade at $65.41 a barrel.

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USD/RUB was up 1.25% to 81.00, while EUR/RUB rose 1.02% to 90.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.95.

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