Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR), which rose 8.14% or 0.0670 points to trade at 0.8900 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 3.29% or 1.140 points to end at 35.750 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was up 1.61% or 15.60 points to 983.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Akron (MCX:AKRN), which fell 1.91% or 65.0 points to trade at 3345.0 at the close. Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) declined 1.81% or 0.0700 points to end at 3.7995 and Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) was down 1.46% or 5.05 points to 341.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 118 to 99 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR) rose to 3-years highs; up 8.14% or 0.0670 to 0.8900. Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.29% or 1.140 to 35.750. Shares in Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) rose to all time highs; up 1.61% or 15.60 to 983.60.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.48% to 24.890.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.77% or 9.15 to $1180.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 3.17% or 1.52 to hit $46.44 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 3.02% or 1.48 to trade at $47.52 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.56% to 64.8438, while EUR/RUB rose 0.94% to 68.716.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 101.49.