Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Akron (MCX:AKRN), which rose 5.56% or 185.0 points to trade at 3514.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yevroplan PAO (MCX:EPLN) added 2.77% or 21.5 points to end at 799.0 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was up 2.26% or 0.900 points to 40.760 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which fell 2.02% or 2.66 points to trade at 128.81 at the close. Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) declined 2.02% or 2.30 points to end at 111.70 and MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON) was down 1.65% or 9.40 points to 561.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 116 to 98 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yevroplan PAO (MCX:EPLN) rose to all time highs; up 2.77% or 21.5 to 799.0. Shares in United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) rose to all time highs; up 2.26% or 0.900 to 40.760.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 2.70% to 20.160.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.62% or 7.91 to $1290.81 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.43% or 0.20 to hit $46.98 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.13% or 0.57 to trade at $50.84 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.63% to 59.0088, while EUR/RUB fell 0.87% to 69.3005.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 93.53.