Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Mining and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 0.95%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Magnit PJSC (MCX:MGNT), which rose 3.58% or 158.50 points to trade at 4,582.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Surgutneftegas PJSC (MCX:SNGS) added 2.95% or 0.70 points to end at 24.42 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) was up 2.68% or 1.56 points to 59.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p), which fell 4.55% or 52.00 points to trade at 1,092.00 at the close. Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:MAGN) declined 3.19% or 1.10 points to end at 33.42 and Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) was down 2.34% or 0.16 points to 6.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 174 to 71 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.55% or 52.00 to 1,092.00. Shares in Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:MAGN) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.19% or 1.10 to 33.42.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 1.38% to 45.70 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.75% or 19.85 to $2,671.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.98% or 1.36 to hit $70.11 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 1.43 to trade at $74.24 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.70% to 101.30, while EUR/RUB rose 0.04% to 106.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 107.01.
