MOSCOW, Apr 3 (PRIME) -- Russian stocks increased on Tuesday backed by growth of oil prices and positive dynamics on foreign floors, analysts said.
The MOEX Russia Index rose 0.32% to 2,263.85 and the RTS increased 0.24% to 1,237.06.
“The Russian stock market managed to enter the positive territory by the end of the day on Tuesday. The reason for purchases was a recovery of the U.S. stock floors, where indices Dow Jones and S&P500 added 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively, after first hour and a half of trading,” Freedom Finance senior analyst Bogdan Zvarich said.
Growth of the Brent oil price to over U.S. $68 per barrel also supported the Russian market, he said.
Shares of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) lost 1.7% after oil pipeline monopoly Transneft said it halted talks buy Summa Group’s stake in the port after arrest of the group’s major owner Ziyavudin Magomedov.
Multi-industry holding Sistema’s shares fell 0.34% despite reports that the company’s net profit almost tripled to 4.119 billion rubles in 2017, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Fertilizer producer Uralkali lost 0.22% after saying that its IFRS net profit fell 46% 50.9 billion rubles in 2017.
Below are the MOEX Russia Index’s five most active stocks on Tuesday:
| Company | Change, % | Last price, rbl | Trading volume, bln rbl |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sberbank | +0.64 | 251.60 | 15.894 |
| VTB | +2.27 | 0.0523 | 2.217 |
| Gazprom | +0.58 | 141.13 | 1.949 |
| Lukoil | -0.11 | 3951.00 | 1.816 |
| Rosneft | +1.36 | 313.25 | 1.392 |
(57.2850 rubles – U.S. $1)
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