Russian stocks ended Wednesday's session in positive territory, supported by advances in mining, telecoms and oil and gas sectors. At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.66%.
The session's top performer on the MOEX Russia Index was Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref (MCX:SNGS_p), which climbed 5.70% - a gain of 2.40 points - to finish at 44.58. Aluminium producer OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL) added 3.14%, up 1.19 points to 39.09, while fertiliser company PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) advanced 3.11%, or 208.00 points, closing at 6,899.00.
On the downside, VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO) slipped 0.62%, or 1.95 points, to end the day at 312.50. ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) was recorded as unchanged - 0.40% or 0.00 points - finishing at 0.07, and online retailer OZON (MCX:OZON) declined 0.34%, down 16.50 points to 4,767.00.
Breadth on the Moscow Stock Exchange was tilted toward advances, with 158 stocks rising versus 82 decliners, and 13 issues finishing unchanged.
Market volatility as measured by the Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which gauges implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options - rose 0.51% to 25.66.
Commodities showed mixed moves. Gold futures for April delivery were up 0.14%, adding 7.36 to trade at $5,183.66 a troy ounce. In energy, crude oil for April delivery fell 0.17% - down 0.11 - to $65.52 a barrel, while the May Brent contract rose 0.34% or 0.24 to $70.82 a barrel.
Foreign exchange crosses involving the ruble moved modestly: USD/RUB rose 0.08% to 76.66, and EUR/RUB increased 1.16% to 91.22. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 97.63.
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