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

Investing.com – Russia equities were lower at the close on Saturday, as in the sectors propelled shares .

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index unchanged 0.00% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT), which rose 2.32% or 1.00 points to trade at 44.15 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) added 1.79% or 0.23 points to end at 13.34 and ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) was unchanged 1.41% or 0.00 points to 0.05 in late trade.

Biggest losers included PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which lost 2.32% or 13.80 points to trade at 581.20 in late trade. TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref (MCX:TATN_p) declined 1.09% or 6.10 points to end at 552.30 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX:TATN) shed 0.86% or 5.10 points to 591.30.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 148 to 84 and 15 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was unchanged 0.00% to 26.71.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 3.03% or 124.80 to $4,238.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 3.23% or 2.83 to hit $84.88 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.37% or 3.05 to trade at $87.33 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 0.33% to 72.50, while EUR/RUB rose 0.24% to 83.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 99.75.

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