Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX declined 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 3.29% or 0.0081 points to trade at 0.2562 at the close. Meanwhile, NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) added 2.72% or 3.21 points to end at 121.26 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was up 2.68% or 19.00 points to 728.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p), which fell 7.00% or 14100 points to trade at 187400 at the close. Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) declined 2.99% or 11.65 points to end at 378.05 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 2.60% or 0.880 points to 33.010.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 143 to 77 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in FSK EES (MCX:FEES) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.29% or 0.0081 to 0.2562.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.08% to 24.920.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.64% or 7.90 to $1244.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.58% or 0.30 to hit $52.47 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.30 to trade at $55.35 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.27% to 59.1765, while EUR/RUB fell 0.39% to 63.330.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 100.11.