Extracted Insight

  • Stock Market Impact: MOEX Russia Index closed unchanged at 0.00%, hitting a new six‑month low, suggesting muted sentiment in Russian equities.
  • Listed Companies and Sectors: Top gainers were Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (+1.58% to 7.45), ALROSA PJSC (+1.19% to 24.64) and VK Company Ltd (+0.84% to 239.80). Biggest decliners were PhosAgro PJSC (-3.02% to 6,062), AFK Sistema PJSC (-1.08% to 11.93) and United Company Rusal IPJSC (-0.33% to 34.44).
  • Market Breadth: Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones 141 to 92, with 9 stocks unchanged, indicating broader buying pressure despite the flat index.
  • Commodity Prices: Gold Futures (August) rose 1.34% (+$60.60) to $4,593 per ounce. Crude oil (July) fell 1.73% (-$1.54) to $87.36 per barrel, and Brent (August) fell 1.77% (-$1.66) to $92.05 per barrel.
  • Currency Movements: USD/RUB slipped 0.15% to 71.00; EUR/RUB fell 0.08% to 82.79.
  • Volatility: The Russian Volatility Index (RVI) remained unchanged at 22.73.
  • US Dollar Index Futures: Down 0.12% at 98.85.