Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Power, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia declined 0.52% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p), which rose 1.22% or 6.40 points to trade at 531.00 at the close. Meanwhile, MMC Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN) added 0.74% or 102.0 points to end at 13952.0 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was up 0.50% or 0.225 points to 45.190 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN), which fell 2.11% or 11.8 points to trade at 546.6 at the close. Magnit (MCX:MGNT) declined 2.09% or 80.0 points to end at 3750.0 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 2.06% or 0.640 points to 30.425.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 143 to 84 and 13 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.88% to 21.350.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.10% or 14.45 to $1294.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.45% or 0.26 to hit $58.52 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.40% or 0.27 to trade at $67.28 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.08% to 65.4463, while EUR/RUB fell 0.22% to 73.9565.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 96.738.