Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia declined 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 2.23% or 0.0040 points to trade at 0.1830 at the close. Meanwhile, ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) added 1.91% or 1.750 points to end at 93.250 and Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) was up 1.67% or 0.545 points to 33.145 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NK RussNeft PAO (MCX:RNFT), which fell 2.37% or 13.5 points to trade at 557.0 at the close. United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) declined 2.05% or 0.510 points to end at 24.390 and NK Rosneft PAO (MCX:ROSN) was down 2.04% or 7.95 points to 381.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 119 to 88 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.67% or 0.545 to 33.145.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 1.16% to 21.780.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.09% or 1.10 to $1290.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.24% or 0.17 to hit $71.66 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.83% or 0.66 to trade at $79.94 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.50% to 62.0335, while EUR/RUB rose 0.44% to 73.2025.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.31.