Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 0.95%

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.

Source: Investing.com