Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Power, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN), which rose 3.09% or 10.85 points to trade at 361.80 at the close. Meanwhile, NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) added 1.91% or 1.68 points to end at 89.80 and Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) was up 1.83% or 19.00 points to 1060.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which fell 2.16% or 0.500 points to trade at 22.600 at the close. Surgut (MCX:SNGS) declined 2.08% or 0.805 points to end at 37.845 and NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) was down 1.65% or 9.90 points to 591.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 113 to 111 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.91% or 1.68 to 89.80.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 3.46% to 37.130.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.36% or 16.70 to $1240.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 2.60% or 0.98 to hit $36.77 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.43% or 0.97 to trade at $38.87 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.89% to 68.2065, while EUR/RUB rose 0.53% to 77.632.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 94.45.