The Russian stock market closed with a significant increase in the main exchange indices on Tuesday, October 5th. The Mosbier index during the bidding of the Moscow Exchange updated the historical maximum and showed the most significant interest in the 9th of November 9, 2020, rising at once by 2.7 percent, to 4223.93 points. The RTS index broke a 10-year record and closed at 1839.76 points (plus 3.02 percent).
The growth of indexes provided the rise in price of companies from among the “blue chips”. Shares at once several of them installed records – Sberbank, Gazprom and Rosneft. Securities of these companies update their maximum indicators of the second day in a row. The increase in the cost of Russian raw materials giants contributes to the rise in prices for oil and gas.
Brent oil cost for the first time since October 10, 2018 exceeded 83 dollars per barrel. At 18:40, she traded $ 82.72 per barrel (plus 1.78 percent), WTI-79.36 dollars oil (plus 2.24 percent). Gas prices in Europe updated records several times per day. The best indicator is $ 1450 per thousand cubic meters.
The course of the euro for the first time since July 27, 2020 fell below 84 rubles. At 18:40, he traded at 83.95 rubles (minus 0.29 rubles). The dollar has cost 72.32 rubles (minus 0.17 rubles).