Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia fell 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 5.18% or 0.0580 points to trade at 1.1780 at the close. Meanwhile, FSK EES (MCX:FEES) added 3.54% or 0.0059 points to end at 0.1726 and Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) was up 2.95% or 1.130 points to 39.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO), which fell 3.17% or 0.1275 points to trade at 3.8900 at the close. Gazprom PAO (MCX:GAZP) declined 1.88% or 3.81 points to end at 198.89 and Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) was down 1.73% or 85.5 points to 4844.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 122 to 102 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.18% or 0.0580 to 1.1780.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 1.80% to 19.140.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.83% or 10.65 to $1275.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $62.82 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.78% or 0.57 to trade at $72.05 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.19% to 64.7475, while EUR/RUB rose 0.11% to 72.2875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 97.782.