Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index declined 2.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:HYDR), which rose 2.03% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Magnit PJSC (MCX:MGNT) added 1.77% or 78.00 points to end at 4,486.00 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) was up 1.52% or 0.81 points to 54.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which fell 5.61% or 29.30 points to trade at 493.00 at the close. Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM) declined 3.42% or 2.10 points to end at 59.26 and ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) was 2.97% or 0.00 points to 0.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 207 to 42 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.61% or 29.30 to 493.00. Shares in Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.42% or 2.10 to 59.26. Shares in ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) unchanged to 5-year lows; unchanged 2.97% or 0.00 to 0.07.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.71% to 41.28 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.67% or 46.70 to $2,754.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.80% or 1.92 to hit $70.53 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $74.03 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 97.37, while EUR/RUB rose 0.01% to 105.98.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 103.81.