Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Power, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were E.ON Rossiya OAO (MCX:UPRO), which rose 2.85% or 0.0790 points to trade at 2.8500 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 2.59% or 7.40 points to end at 292.60 and MMC Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN) was up 1.17% or 113.0 points to 9780.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 3.49% or 4.45 points to trade at 123.00 at the close. ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) declined 3.32% or 2.990 points to end at 87.000 and Magnit (MCX:MGNT) was down 3.31% or 357.0 points to 10432.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 161 to 75 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK (MCX:PIKK) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.59% or 7.40 to 292.60.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.31% to 25.460.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.09% or 14.60 to $1329.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.53% or 1.62 to hit $44.31 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 3.46% or 1.66 to trade at $46.27 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.17% to 64.0350, while EUR/RUB fell 0.11% to 71.820.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 95.40.