Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia down 1.49%

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 lost 1.49% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were NK Lukoil PAO (MCX:LKOH ), which rose 1.74% or 109.50 points to trade at 6,419.00 at the close. Meanwhile, HeadHunter Group PLC (MCX:HHRUDR ) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 3,908.00 and X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR ) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 2,798.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL ), which fell 6.82% or 2.32 points to trade at 31.65 at the close. Mobil’nye Telesistemy PAO (MCX:MTSS ) declined 5.87% or 12.15 points to end at 195.00 and Novolipetsk Steel PAO (MCX:NLMK ) was down 5.80% or 8.84 points to 143.66.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 244 to 7 and 2 ended unchanged.

Shares in OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL ) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.82% or 2.32 to 31.65. Shares in Mobil’nye Telesistemy PAO (MCX:MTSS ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.87% or 12.15 to 195.00. Shares in Novolipetsk Steel PAO (MCX:NLMK ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.80% or 8.84 to 143.66.

The Russian VIX , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 1.94% to 34.17 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.06% or 26.90 to $2,520.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.46% or 1.05 to hit $72.98 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.05 to trade at $77.17 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 0.01% to 91.49, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 101.66.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 101.39.

Source: Investing.com