Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index declined 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 1,083.80 at the close. Meanwhile, T Tekhnologii MKPAO (MCX:TCSG) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 2,384.80 and GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 519.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR), which fell 5.53% or 156.00 points to trade at 2,663.00 at the close. MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN) declined 3.69% or 3.80 points to end at 100.30 and OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL) was down 3.57% or 1.15 points to 31.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 214 to 30 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.70% to 45.85.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.79% or 49.34 to $2,707.36 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.30% or 0.21 to hit $70.08 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.07 to trade at $73.45 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.48% to 105.00, while EUR/RUB fell 0.75% to 109.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 106.69.