Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia lost 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON), which rose 2.49% or 15.50 points to trade at 639.00 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 2.46% or 8.60 points to end at 358.60 and PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) was up 1.89% or 43.0 points to 2314.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which fell 3.91% or 3.45 points to trade at 84.85 at the close. Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN) declined 3.35% or 21.4 points to end at 617.6 and Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) was down 2.74% or 59.00 points to 2091.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 133 to 77 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.91% or 3.45 to 84.85. Shares in PIK (MCX:PIKK) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.46% or 8.60 to 358.60.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 1.23% to 31.220 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.34% or 16.10 to $1184.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.39% or 2.27 to hit $64.77 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.44% or 1.77 to trade at $70.69 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.76% to 67.5018, while EUR/RUB rose 1.67% to 76.5333.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.61.