Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 0.59%

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas , Telecoms and Power sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR ), which rose 2.01% or 109.00 points to trade at 5,542.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL ) added 1.43% or 205.50 points to end at 14,571.00 and TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG ) was up 1.43% or 37.20 points to 2,640.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p ), which fell 9.01% or 121.00 points to trade at 1,223.00 at the close. VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO ) declined 3.41% or 10.80 points to end at 305.60 and Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM ) was down 3.37% or 2.16 points to 62.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 191 to 57 and 7 ended unchanged.

Shares in Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p ) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.01% or 121.00 to 1,223.00.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 3.82% to 38.03.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.76% or 45.30 to $2,615.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 3.53% or 2.36 to hit $69.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 3.35% or 2.38 to trade at $73.42 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.27% to 99.75, while EUR/RUB rose 0.37% to 105.71.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 106.14.

Source: Investing.com