Shares of oil companies are in the lead on the Moscow Exchange today

The Russian market continues to recover at the opening of Friday's trading. The Moscow Exchange Index rose above 3,400 points, recouping more than half of the wave of decline from record levels.

The external background remains positive. Oil prices are holding at $60 per barrel amid OPEC+ deal action, ongoing global vaccination. Saudi Arabia kept export prices for its flagship crude oil Arabian Light on Thursday.

U.S. indices hit new record highs yesterday, recouping all losses after a drawdown caused by increased volatility in some securities, due to the concerted actions of retail investors.

In the Russian market, shares of oil companies are the leaders of the MosBeX Index: Tatneft-up (+0.9%), (+0.9%), Rosneft (+0.8%).

up by 0.2% after the publication of the RAS report for January. The company increased its net profit by 8%.

Retailers and steelmakers are slightly down.

The ruble is strengthening. The USD/RUB pair is down 0.47% to 75.15.

The RGBI government bond index rose for the second day in a row, adding 0.09%.

Leaders: Rusolovo (+3%), Ozon (+2.2%), Tatneft-up (+0.9%), LUKOIL (+0.9%), Rosneft (+0.8%)

Outsiders: Unipro (-0.4%), Rostelecom (-0.4%), PhosAgro (-0.4%), (-0.3%)