Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Power, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRO), which rose 5.00% or 45 points to trade at 945 at the close. Meanwhile, Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) added 4.41% or 32.00 points to end at 757.00 and Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) was up 3.13% or 1.285 points to 42.385 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which fell 3.70% or 0.800 points to trade at 20.800 at the close. Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) declined 2.84% or 4.49 points to end at 153.58 and RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR) was down 1.62% or 0.0110 points to 0.6690.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 130 to 88 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) fell to all time lows; falling 3.70% or 0.800 to 20.800. Shares in Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.41% or 32.00 to 757.00.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.23% to 33.970.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.25% or 3.15 to $1277.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.96% or 0.46 to hit $48.18 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.59% or 0.29 to trade at $49.26 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.20% to 64.7589, while EUR/RUB fell 0.04% to 73.396.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 94.39.