Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 0.73%

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

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index declined 0.73% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL ), which rose 1.26% or 0.44 points to trade at 34.85 at the close. Meanwhile, ADR HeadHunter Group ORD SHS (MCX:HHRUDR ) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 3,908.00 and GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR ) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 519.25 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS ), which fell 3.94% or 0.58 points to trade at 14.08 at the close. NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK ) declined 3.27% or 31.40 points to end at 929.20 and TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG ) was down 2.82% or 72.00 points to 2,483.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 208 to 40 and 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.94% or 0.58 to 14.08.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.67% to 28.19.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.11% or 30.70 to $2,729.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.97% or 0.69 to hit $70.62 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.08% or 0.06 to trade at $75.21 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 95.92, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 103.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 104.27.

Source: Investing.com