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Dollar Weakens Ahead of Expected Federal Reserve Rate Cut 
Asian Markets Stabilize as Wall Street Rebounds and Rate Concerns Ease 
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IMF Deputy Dan Katz Visits China as Key Economic Review Nears 
Oil Prices Hold Steady as Ukraine Tensions and Fed Cut Expectations Support Market 
China Urged to Prioritize Economy Over Territorial Ambitions, Says Taiwan’s President Lai 
Gold Prices Edge Higher as Markets Await Key U.S. PCE Inflation Data 
European Stocks Rise as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data 
Gold Prices Steady as Markets Await Key U.S. Data and Expected Fed Rate Cut 
RBI Cuts Repo Rate to 5.25% as Inflation Cools and Growth Outlook Strengthens 
European Oil & Gas Stocks Face 2026 With Cautious Outlook Amid Valuation Pressure 
Japan’s Nikkei Drops as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data 
Oil Prices Rise as Ukraine Targets Russian Energy Infrastructure 
Russian stocks closed weaker on Saturday as the MOEX Russia Index remained flat at 0.00%, marking a new one-month low. Market sentiment was mixed, with energy and financial stocks providing slight support, while construction and metals weighed on the index.
Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) led the session’s gainers, rising 0.22% to 1,292.00. Surgutneftegas PJSC (MCX:SNGS) followed with a 0.20% increase to 22.32, while Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR) added 0.18% to close at 76.00.
On the downside, PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) dropped 1.94% to 590.60, posting the sharpest loss of the day. Aluminum producer OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL) slipped 1.23% to 32.99, while fertilizer giant PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) fell 1.17% to 7,033.00. Overall, declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 110 to 102, with 18 remaining unchanged.
Volatility spiked as the Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which tracks implied market swings, climbed 4.81% to 33.56.
In commodities, Gold Futures for December rose 0.35% to $3,686.40 per troy ounce, signaling ongoing investor demand for safe-haven assets. Crude oil prices also strengthened, with October WTI crude up 0.51% to $62.69 a barrel and November Brent crude gaining 0.93% to $66.99.
Currency markets saw the Russian ruble advance. The USD/RUB dropped 0.59% to 84.00, while EUR/RUB slipped 0.59% to 98.57. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index Futures edged up 0.01% to 97.54.
The session reflected cautious investor sentiment, with global commodity trends and currency shifts adding further pressure to Moscow’s equity market.
