Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.48% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which rose 3.42% or 2.98 points to trade at 90.02 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 2.92% or 0.830 points to end at 29.280 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 2.52% or 2.92 points to 118.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Surgut (MCX:SNGS), which fell 2.40% or 0.695 points to trade at 28.230 at the close. Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) declined 2.15% or 26.00 points to end at 1186.00 and Gruppa LSR PAO (MCX:LSRG) was down 2.00% or 18.0 points to 880.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 120 to 112 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Surgut (MCX:SNGS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.40% or 0.695 to 28.230.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.04% to 24.760.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.09% or 1.15 to $1256.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.29% or 0.65 to hit $49.70 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.17% or 0.61 to trade at $51.34 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.16% to 63.0738, while EUR/RUB rose 0.42% to 69.348.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 97.90.