Russian stocks rise on positive dynamics of global floors

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (PRIME) -- Russian stocks closed higher on Thursday backed by positive dynamics of global floors, analysts said.

The MOEX Russia Index rose 0.85% to 3,372.00 and the RTS increased 1.13% to 1,402.71.

“The MOEX Russia Index and the RTS remained in plus by the end of trading following optimistic moods abroad,” Veles Capital analyst Yelena Kozhukhova said.

The foreign background was moderately positive. Trading in the U.S. started with growth of three main indices, which were adding 0.5–0.9% by the end of the Russian session. Moderately positive moods were seen on European floors.

The nearest futures for Brent and WTI oil retreated from the day’s highs by the evening and were losing around 0.5%.

Oil major Lukoil was among growth leaders, adding 1.97%.

Gold producer Seligdar went down 3.35%, precious metals producer Polymetal fell 3.02%, and gold producer Petropavlovsk decreased 2.69% following a decline in prices for gold, which were losing around 2.5% by the evening.

Below are the MOEX Russia Index’s five most active stocks on Thursday:

Company	Change, %	Last price, rbl	Trading volume, bln rbl
Sberbank	+1.83	268.34	19.352
Lukoil	+1.97	5664.50	12.032
Gazprom	-0.01	218.08	9.950
Norilsk Nickel	+1.79	25766.00	7.022
Polymetal	-3.02	1655.50	3.682

(76.0801 rubles – U.S. $1)

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