Russian Stock Indices MICEX, RTS Fall 0.9% at Start of Main Trading Session

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Russian stock market opened the main trading session with a 0.9% drop in both MOEX (Moscow Exchange) and RTS indices, according to the Moscow Exchange data on November 5.

MOEX index fell to 2419.71 points, while RTS index dropped to 933.35 points.

Among the index stocks, the biggest decliners were shares of Rosneft (-4%), Tatneft (-3.2%), Gazprom (-3%), Surgutneftegaz (-2.1%), Novatek (-1.9%), and Lukoil (-1.6%).

The best performers were VK (+13%), Polus (+4.8%), Alrosa (+2.3%), and Norilsk Nickel (+1.6%).