Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia lost 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR), which rose 4.69% or 30 points to trade at 670 at the close. Meanwhile, Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) added 4.21% or 24.00 points to end at 594.00 and PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) was up 2.70% or 65.0 points to 2470.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN), which fell 9.70% or 62.0 points to trade at 577.5 at the close. NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN) declined 7.21% or 49.0 points to end at 631.0 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 4.41% or 0.970 points to 21.010.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 112 to 90 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN) fell to all time lows; down 7.21% or 49.0 to 631.0. Shares in United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.41% or 0.970 to 21.010.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.52% to 38.060.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.55% or 7.40 to $1349.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.64% or 0.43 to hit $67.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.94% or 0.68 to trade at $72.70 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.06% to 61.9673, while EUR/RUB fell 0.01% to 76.3987.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 89.48.