Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Power and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia declined 1.47%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which rose 4.39% or 29.00 points to trade at 690.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NK RussNeft PAO (MCX:RNFT) added 2.18% or 11.4 points to end at 534.4 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) was up 1.25% or 9 points to 728 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER), which fell 4.46% or 8.80 points to trade at 188.50 at the close. United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) declined 3.86% or 1.140 points to end at 28.360 and Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) was down 2.89% or 21.00 points to 705.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 156 to 59 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.25% or 9 to 728.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 1.08% to 28.940.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.02% or 0.30 to $1229.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.74% or 1.38 to hit $51.80 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.79% or 1.65 to trade at $60.69 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.25% to 67.0207, while EUR/RUB rose 1.36% to 76.0544.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.847.