Russian stock market closes lower; as of the close, MOEX Russia Index fell by 0.05%

LootboxPhobia · 2026-04-02T22:25:37+00:00

The Russian stock market edged lower on Thursday, mainly influenced by the oil, natural gas, and manufacturing sectors. The MOEX Russia Index fell to its lowest level in nearly a month, with OK Rusal performing the best among individual stocks, up 3.70%. Overall, the number of declining stocks exceeded that of rising stocks, and implied volatility in options decreased. The US dollar index futures rose.

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2026-04-02 22:25:37

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Investing.com – Russian stocks declined on Thursday, with sectors such as oil and gas, energy, and manufacturing leading the market lower.

At the close in Russia, the MOEX Russia Index decreased by 0.05%, reaching a new one-month low.

The best-performing stock in the MOEX Russia Index was OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which rose 3.70% (1.50 points) to close at 41.93. Meanwhile, Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR) increased by 2.05% (1.81 points) to finish at 89.94; Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) gained 1.06% (14.00 points), ending the day at 1,373.00.

The weakest stock was ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES), which remained unchanged at 2.72% (0.00 points), closing at 0.07. Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref (MCX:SNGS_p) fell 2.19% (0.94 points), closing at 41.80; GMK Noril’skiy Nikel’ PAO (MCX:GMKN) declined 2.04% (2.90 points), with a closing price of 137.20.

Out of 122 individual stocks traded on the Moscow Exchange, 112 declined, while 16 remained unchanged, showing little to no movement.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures implied volatility for MOEX Russia Index options, dropped 6.79% to 22.36.

Gold futures for June options decreased by 2.29% (110.40 points), settling at $4,702.70. In other futures, the May-delivery WTI crude oil futures rose 11.93% (11.94 points) to $112.06, while the June London Brent crude oil futures increased by 0.10% (0.11) to trade at $109.00.

The USD/RUB exchange rate remained unchanged at 0.00%, with the rate at 80.63; similarly, EUR/RUB was flat at 0.00%, quoted at 92.53.

The US dollar index futures increased by 0.40%, reaching 99.86.

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