Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX fell 0.11% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON), which rose 2.40% or 15.00 points to trade at 641.10 at the close. Meanwhile, MTS (MCX:MTSS) added 1.83% or 4.90 points to end at 272.90 and Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) was up 1.77% or 6.75 points to 387.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MMC Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN), which fell 2.40% or 230.0 points to trade at 9360.0 at the close. Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) declined 2.22% or 20.70 points to end at 912.70 and NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) was down 1.87% or 2.10 points to 110.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 123 to 100 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in MTS (MCX:MTSS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.83% or 4.90 to 272.90.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.00% to 24.030.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.35% or 4.15 to $1205.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.34% or 1.22 to hit $53.34 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.44% or 1.32 to trade at $55.48 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.21% to 59.8559, while EUR/RUB rose 0.05% to 63.882.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 100.95.