Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Manufacturing and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX fell 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL), which rose 3.76% or 188.0 points to trade at 5182.0 at the close. Meanwhile, PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) added 2.88% or 71.0 points to end at 2537.0 and Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) was up 2.21% or 4.79 points to 221.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rostelecom (MCX:RTKM), which fell 4.75% or 3.44 points to trade at 68.99 at the close. AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) declined 4.56% or 0.590 points to end at 12.335 and NK Rosneft PAO (MCX:ROSN) was down 3.29% or 10.70 points to 314.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 123 to 101 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) rose to all time highs; up 3.76% or 188.0 to 5182.0. Shares in Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.21% or 4.79 to 221.40.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 7.62% to 17.580.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1278.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.24% or 1.27 to hit $55.49 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.17% or 1.37 to trade at $61.79 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.27% to 60.1153, while EUR/RUB rose 2.14% to 70.7500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 93.89.