more than 30% The central bank determined the most profitable asset in October.
The biggest return for investors in October was brought by shares of construction companies. Their total return was 31.6%. This is reported in the "Review of Financial Market Risks" of the Bank of Russia.
The Moscow stock market index grew by 10.7% at the end of October. All sectoral stock indices ended the month in positive territory amid rising oil prices and expectations of positive geopolitical news for Russia.
Shares from the following sectors were also among the top gainers this month:
The electrical industry (+15.9%);.
Transportation (+14.7%);.
The oil and gas sector (+13.5%);.
Chemical production (+12.5%);.
DOG (+12.1%).
Positive returns were also shown by OFZ (+2.2%), corporate bonds rated AAA (+1.5%) and "AA" (+1.6%), ruble deposits (+1%) and money market mutual fund (+1.1%).
The worst results for October were presented by:.
Cryptocurrencies (-11.5%);.
Gold (-8.5%);.
Deposits in euros (-6.6%), dollars (-4.5%) and yuan (-3.8%);.
Alternative bonds (-2.4%).
From the beginning of 2026, the leaders in the total return were corporate bonds (from 4.9 to 13.9%), ruble deposits (+12.7%) and a mutual fund in the money market (+12.4%). Deposits in yuan brought 12.5%, and in dollars - 5.8%.
Read more The central bank named the most profitable asset in Russia based on October results.