Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.16% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which rose 2.69% or 4.19 points to trade at 159.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) added 2.58% or 0.0230 points to end at 0.9130 and Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) was up 2.39% or 0.720 points to 30.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p), which fell 4.01% or 48.0 points to trade at 1150.0 at the close. Megion (MCX:MFGS) declined 4.00% or 23.0 points to end at 552.0 and MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG) was down 2.97% or 0.0650 points to 2.1260.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 125 to 83 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.01% or 48.0 to 1150.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.12% to 23.580.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.70% or 8.95 to $1287.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.26% or 0.14 to hit $52.97 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.45% or 0.25 to trade at $55.61 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.69% to 56.2105, while EUR/RUB fell 0.94% to 59.817.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 100.38.