Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 0.35%
Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index declined 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Federal Hydro Generating Company RusHydro PJSC (MCX:HYDR), which rose 2.24% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) added 2.07% or 44.20 points to end at 2,182.40 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) was up 1.15% or 7.60 points to 666.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Magnit PJSC (MCX:MGNT), which fell 3.98% or 146.00 points to trade at 3,524.00 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) declined 2.32% or 0.38 points to end at 16.07 and AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:ALRS) was down 2.06% or 0.97 points to 46.01.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 131 to 103 and 17 ended unchanged.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 2.48% to 31.80.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 29.70 to $3,545.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.94% or 0.60 to hit $64.61 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.01% or 0.68 to trade at $68.16 a barrel.
USD/RUB was unchanged 0.00% to 81.19, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 94.38.
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The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 97.60.
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