Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Power, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MVideo (MCX:MVID), which rose 3.40% or 11.90 points to trade at 362.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC) added 2.45% or 1.500 points to end at 62.600 and AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) was up 1.34% or 0.280 points to 21.170 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which fell 3.57% or 31.00 points to trade at 838.50 at the close. Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) declined 3.54% or 4.48 points to end at 122.19 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was down 3.23% or 1.015 points to 30.410.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 143 to 78 and 19 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.07% to 27.360.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.45 to $1327.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.59% or 1.20 to hit $45.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.13% or 1.03 to trade at $47.29 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.95% to 65.2031, while EUR/RUB rose 0.87% to 73.253.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.32% at 95.42.