RTS Index falls 11 points as Tatneft leads selloff

Published on 10/15/2026 at 22:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The RTS Index closed at 897.68 points as 7.22 percent inflation revived rate fears before the Bank of Russia meeting on October 23.

Inflation and stock moves

The RTS Index ended at 897.68 points, down 11 points or 1.2 percent on October 15.
Annual inflation reached 7.22 percent on October 12, strengthening rate-pause expectations.
Tatneft fell 3.4 percent and led the RTS Index decliners on October 15.
Russian Energy Week continues on October 16 at 10:00 a.m. MSK.

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The RTS Index closed at 897.68 points on October 15, losing 11 points or 1.2 percent. Russian shares fell as faster annual inflation strengthened expectations for a pause in monetary easing, TASS reports.

Tatneft fell 3.4 percent and led the session's decliners. Investors also faced weaker oil, with December Brent at USD 104.44, down 1.5 percent at the open, while inflation reached 7.22 percent on October 12 from 7.17 percent on October 5, Interfax reports.

Why is the RTS Index down today?

The inflation data reinforced expectations that the Bank of Russia will keep its 14 percent key rate unchanged at its October 23 meeting. Sberbank First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin said that holding the rate was the most likely outcome, Interfax reports.

Oil also weakened during the morning. Brent traded below USD 104.50, while the dollar rate set by the Bank of Russia for October 15 was 83.9497 rubles, according to Interfax.

Winners and losers in the RTS Index

Session leaders and laggards on the Moscow Exchange, as listed by Vedomosti:

Sovcomflot up 4.0 percent
Polyus up 1.1 percent
Cian up 0.8 percent
Tatneft down 3.4 percent
Transneft preferred down 2.5 percent
Moscow Exchange down 2.0 percent

RTS Index course and market breadth

The RTS Index reached an intraday high of 910.68 points and a low of 896.85 points by 4:00 p.m. MSK. At that time, 56 percent of Moscow Exchange shares were lower and 37 percent were higher, Finmarket reports.

The close followed Wednesday's 908.65-point finish. That comparison produces the 10.97-point decline used in the rounded session move.

What comes next for the RTS Index

October 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m. MSK: Russian Energy Week sessions on energy markets and investment continue in Moscow, Finance Mail reports.
October 23, 2026: The Bank of Russia is scheduled to decide on its key rate, which was last set at 14 percent, RBC reports.

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