Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Power, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia declined 0.96% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL), which rose 5.14% or 334.5 points to trade at 6844.5 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 2.56% or 10.10 points to end at 404.00 and NMTP (MCX:NMTP) was up 1.98% or 0.1500 points to 7.7150 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX), which fell 4.06% or 100.40 points to trade at 2369.60 at the close. Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) declined 3.84% or 0.1665 points to end at 4.1700 and X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR) was down 3.65% or 78.0 points to 2058.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 153 to 80 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) rose to all time highs; rising 5.14% or 334.5 to 6844.5. Shares in PIK (MCX:PIKK) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.56% or 10.10 to 404.00.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 2.76% to 23.250 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.40% or 20.35 to $1477.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.97% or 0.54 to hit $55.12 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.50% or 1.55 to trade at $60.34 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.09% to 65.3278, while EUR/RUB rose 1.08% to 73.2356.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 97.208.