Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Power, Mining and Oil and Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the RTSI fell 0.31%, while the MICEX index lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the RTSI were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which rose 5.33% or 2.36 points to trade at 46.60 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 4.89% or 0.680 points to end at 14.580 and Sollers (MCX:SVAV) was up 4.82% or 17.0 points to 370.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which fell 6.17% or 0.0042 points to trade at 0.0643 at the close. GidroOGK-011D (MCX:HYDR) declined 5.44% or 0.0331 points to end at 0.5749 and Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE) was down 5.18% or 92.0 points to 1684.0.
The top performers on the MICEX were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) which rose 5.33% to 46.60, MMK (MCX:MAGN) which was up 4.89% to settle at 14.580 and Sollers (MCX:SVAV) which gained 4.82% to close at 370.0.
The worst performers were FSK EES (MCX:FEES) which was down 6.17% to 0.0643 in late trade, GidroOGK-011D (MCX:HYDR) which lost 5.44% to settle at 0.5749 and Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE) which was down 5.18% to 1684.0 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 77 to 75 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.89% or 0.680 to 14.580. Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.89% or 0.680 to 14.580.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.73% or 21.20 to $1205.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 2.24% or 1.20 to hit $52.47 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 0.50% or 0.30 to trade at $61.09 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.49% to 62.892, while EUR/RUB fell 0.17% to 71.639.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 94.25.