Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Mining, Power and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Yevroplan PAO (MCX:EPLN), which rose 2.52% or 17.5 points to trade at 711.0 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 1.14% or 3.60 points to end at 319.00 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was up 1.03% or 0.455 points to 44.625 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which fell 5.23% or 2.300 points to trade at 41.700 at the close. Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) declined 4.17% or 80.00 points to end at 1840.00 and SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) was down 2.37% or 3.60 points to 148.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 121 to 103 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to all time highs; rising 1.03% or 0.455 to 44.625.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.930.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.66% or 8.52 to $1293.52 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.90% or 1.44 to hit $51.02 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.94% or 1.08 to trade at $56.87 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.68% to 57.9527, while EUR/RUB fell 0.12% to 68.3750.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 93.08.