Stock Market Impact: MOEX Russia Index closed unchanged at 0.00%, hitting a new six‑month low; rising stocks outnumbered decliners 120 to 102, indicating modest breadth despite a flat index.
Listed Companies and Sectors: Top gainer Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank (+1.87% to 7.48); RusHydro (+0.92% to 0.39) and Mobil’nye Telesistemy (+0.64% to 228.85) also rose. Biggest losers: PhosAgro (-2.11% to 6,119), AFK Sistema (-0.32% to 12.02) and Rostelekom (-0.32% to 50.46, reaching 52‑week low). Sectoral performance shows banking, energy, telecom and chemicals under pressure.
Investment Flows: No direct mention of FDI/FPI; however, commodity price movements (gold up, oil down) may influence investor sentiment and capital allocation.
Interest Rates, Inflation, and Liquidity: No explicit data on rates or inflation; USD/RUB slipped 0.15% to 71.00 and EUR/RUB fell 0.08% to 82.79, suggesting slight ruble appreciation.
Fiscal or Monetary Policy: No policy announcements referenced.
