Russia stocks were lower after the close on Saturday, although the official market gauge finished the session flat. The MOEX Russia Index closed unchanged - 0.00%.
Market breadth on the Moscow Stock Exchange favored advancing issues. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 168 to 56, and 19 issues finished unchanged. The session produced a mix of moves among headline names across sectors.
Among the best performers on the MOEX Russia Index, ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) was reported unchanged 2.24% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.08 at the close. Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR) added 1.61% or 1.34 points to end at 84.54, and Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:MAGN) rose 1.50% or 0.48 points to 32.23 in late trade.
On the other side of the tape, Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) fell 0.21% or 5.60 points to trade at 2,626.20 at the close. OZON (MCX:OZON) declined 0.18% or 8.00 points to end at 4,517.00, and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) was down 0.02% or 0.01 points to 56.60.
The Russian Volatility Index - RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, finished unchanged - 0.00% - at 27.10.
Commodities showed modest moves during the session. Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.85% or 90.30 to $4,979.80 a troy ounce. In crude markets, oil for delivery in March rose 0.41% or 0.26 to hit $63.55 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract gained 0.74% or 0.50 to trade at $68.05 a barrel.
Currency pairs involving the ruble moved slightly higher. USD/RUB was up 0.33% to 77.00, and EUR/RUB rose 0.67% to 90.99. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 97.51.
Report details contained limited sector attribution for the primary downward pressure; the available information did not specify which sectors led declines. The session's statistics and price moves provide a snapshot of closing conditions across equities, commodities and FX without further explanation of underlying drivers.