As for Morning Digest from FC: Markets & Economy - October 26 Oil pulls back from highs, Russian stocks start the week on a positive note, and the central bank has left investors less hopeful of a rapid rate cut. Geopolitical risks persist in foreign markets, which can affect commodity prices and inflation. The main thing for the beginning of the work week. The stock market index of the Moscow Stock Exchange opened the main session on October 26 with an increase of 0.1%, up to 2467.58 points. The RTS index added the same amount, reaching 965.15 points, Interfax reports. The growth leaders are Polius (+3.1%), Inter RAO (1.6%), NLMK (1.3%), VK (+1.2%) and NOVATEK (+1%). Ozon shares fell 1.2 percent after an attack on the company's logistics center in Omensk. Tatneft and Pogro lost 1.2% each. The limiting factor is the correction of oil prices. Morning Brent futures fell about 2% to $114.39 a barrel, after Friday's jump above $117. The market assesses the risks of the escalation in the Middle East and the prospects for negotiations on Ukraine. ️ After last week's rally, Brent is correcting downward. On Friday, quotes rose as high as #036;117 a barrel - the most since May. The pressure on prices comes from uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran talks and the risks of supply disruptions in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump said that he will soon decide whether to continue talks with Tehran or resume military activity. For the Russian oil market, high quotations support export revenues, but increase the risk of inflation in the global economy. Three Russian diesel fuel tankers are headed for the East Coast of the United States, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. According to him, the local market is supplied with fuel, and in October the oil companies allow the export of up to 500 thousand tons of diesel. The controls have yet to settle the global market.

As for Morning Digest from FC: Markets & Economy - October 26 Oil pulls back from highs, Russian stocks start the week on a positive note, and the central bank has left investors less hopeful of a rapid rate cut. Geopolitical risks persist in foreign markets, which can affect commodity prices and inflation. The main thing for the beginning of the work week. The stock market index of the Moscow Stock Exchange opened the main session on October 26 with an increase of 0.1%, up to 2467.58 points. The RTS index added the same amount, reaching 965.15 points, Interfax reports. The growth leaders are Polius (+3.1%), Inter RAO (1.6%), NLMK (1.3%), VK (+1.2%) and NOVATEK (+1%). Ozon shares fell 1.2 percent after an attack on the company's logistics center in Omensk. Tatneft and Pogro lost 1.2% each. The limiting factor is the correction of oil prices. Morning Brent futures fell about 2% to $114.39 a barrel, after Friday's jump above $117. The market assesses the risks of the escalation in the Middle East and the prospects for negotiations on Ukraine. ️ After last week's rally, Brent is correcting downward. On Friday, quotes rose as high as #036;117 a barrel - the most since May. The pressure on prices comes from uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran talks and the risks of supply disruptions in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump said that he will soon decide whether to continue talks with Tehran or resume military activity. For the Russian oil market, high quotations support export revenues, but increase the risk of inflation in the global economy. Three Russian diesel fuel tankers are headed for the East Coast of the United States, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. According to him, the local market is supplied with fuel, and in October the oil companies allow the export of up to 500 thousand tons of diesel. The controls have yet to settle the global market.