Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Power, Telecoms and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia lost 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON), which rose 2.09% or 12.60 points to trade at 614.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) added 1.83% or 0.630 points to end at 35.100 and PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) was up 1.33% or 30.0 points to 2293.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which fell 4.55% or 4.35 points to trade at 91.30 at the close. Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) declined 4.26% or 8.59 points to end at 193.20 and Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) was down 3.91% or 6.91 points to 169.74.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 161 to 54 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.83% or 0.630 to 35.100.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 0.89% to 26.070 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.02% or 0.20 to $1218.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.98% or 2.75 to hit $66.42 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.74% or 2.79 to trade at $71.86 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 2.47% to 65.0704, while EUR/RUB rose 2.41% to 75.4255.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.06.