St. Petersburg and Moscow Exchanges Launch Gasoline and Diesel Futures

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•The futures contracts cover gasoline and diesel fuel as underlying assets.
•Trading began on March 19, 2026, on both the St. Petersburg Exchange and Moscow Exchange.
•The project aims to provide market participants with tools to hedge against fuel price fluctuations.
•This is the first time such fuel futures are offered on these Russian exchanges.

▸If the new futures contracts attract significant trading volume then fuel producers, distributors, and consumers in Russia could better manage price risks, leading to more stable fuel prices.

Commoditygasoline futures on St. Petersburg ExchangeIncreased Volatility

The introduction of gasoline futures creates new opportunities for price speculation and hedging, which can increase short-term price volatility.

This is not investment advice. Market exposure is based on conditional event analysis.

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