Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 3.73% or 0.0055 points to trade at 0.1530 at the close. Meanwhile, Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) added 3.61% or 0.0910 points to end at 2.6120 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was up 2.86% or 0.870 points to 31.240 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR), which fell 1.87% or 51.0 points to trade at 2670.0 at the close. Verhnesald MPO (MCX:VSMO) declined 1.45% or 180.0 points to end at 12260.0 and Lukoil (MCX:LKOH) was down 1.28% or 36.5 points to 2806.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 136 to 84 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.86% or 0.870 to 31.240.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 1.23% to 28.710.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.35% or 4.65 to $1345.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.51% or 0.22 to hit $42.80 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.73% or 0.33 to trade at $45.06 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.17% to 64.7347, while EUR/RUB rose 0.38% to 71.909.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 96.12.