Russian stock market and shares of Russian companies, including Gazprom and Sberbank, have established several records during the trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Monday, October 4.
Mosbier index twice a day updated historical maxima. At 11:10 MSK, the index rose to 4119.13 points, and at 15:55 to 4131.39 points. The index was 41,200 points to close the auction (plus 0.62 percent). The RTS index at the end of the day rose to 1785.41 points (plus 0.79 percent). The dollar rate at 18:40 was worth 72.55 rubles (minus 0.17 rubles), euro exchange rate – 84.27 rubles (minus 0.02 rubles).
Also twice a day updated the records of the Gazprom promotion. In the afternoon they rose to 369.5 rubles, having broken the maximum of May 22, 2008. At 17:32 they traded 371.96 rubles per piece at the positive news about the “Northern Stream-2”. Denmark recognized the gas pipeline with the relevant requirements, and its Nord Stream 2 operator reported that the first thread began to fill in gas.
Sberbank shares also installed the historical maximum. At 15:56 they went up by 3.56 percent compared to the opening of trading, up to 349.31 rubles per piece. Previous record was installed on September 30.
The cost of oil reached a seven-year maximum on the recommendations of the OPEC Monitoring Committee + not to increase the current level of production. December Futures Brent exceeded 81 dollar per barrel for the first time since 2014. At 18:40, they traded 81.73 dollars (plus 3.03 percent). November futures WTI traded 78 dollars (plus 2.79 percent).
Sberbank growth leaders (plus 2.34 percent, up to 346.39 rubles per share), Gazprom (plus 2.26 percent, up to 371.45 rubles) and LUKOIL ( Plus 1.93 percent, up to 7122 rubles). More than the rest lost in the price of the company “Yandex” (minus 3.86 percent, up to 5543.8 rubles), NLMK (minus 3.57 percent, up to 204.92 rubles) and Norilsk (minus 2.31 percent, to 21 612 ruble).