Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Power and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were NMTP (MCX:NMTP), which rose 3.85% or 0.3150 points to trade at 8.4900 at the close. Meanwhile, Trubnaya Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya OAO (MCX:TRMK) added 2.25% or 1.62 points to end at 73.70 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was up 1.50% or 10.00 points to 678.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MTS (MCX:MTSS), which fell 3.24% or 9.45 points to trade at 282.50 at the close. NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) declined 2.44% or 3.31 points to end at 132.58 and MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG) was down 2.42% or 0.0740 points to 2.9860.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 116 to 105 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in NMTP (MCX:NMTP) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.85% or 0.3150 to 8.4900.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 2.93% to 16.160.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.49% or 6.35 to $1295.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.13% or 0.58 to hit $50.72 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.93% or 0.53 to trade at $56.41 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.24% to 57.6943, while EUR/RUB fell 0.43% to 68.3058.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 92.90.