Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Mining, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO), which rose 3.53% or 0.1300 points to trade at 3.8150 at the close. Meanwhile, Verhnesald MPO (MCX:VSMO) added 1.98% or 260.0 points to end at 13380.0 and MVideo (MCX:MVID) was up 1.44% or 4.80 points to 338.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which fell 4.08% or 27.00 points to trade at 635.50 at the close. United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) declined 2.83% or 0.760 points to end at 26.100 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) was down 2.47% or 20 points to 789.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 110 to 110 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.53% or 0.1300 to 3.8150.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.99% to 28.590.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.23% or 2.75 to $1224.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 4.57% or 1.98 to hit $45.30 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 4.21% or 1.87 to trade at $46.30 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 2.11% to 64.6321, while EUR/RUB fell 2.14% to 69.319.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 100.19.