Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY), which rose 2.44% or 6.70 points to trade at 281.10 at the close. Meanwhile, MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG) added 2.32% or 0.0540 points to end at 2.3770 and AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) was up 2.27% or 4350 points to 195750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p), which fell 2.37% or 30.5 points to trade at 1258.5 at the close. Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) declined 2.23% or 8.75 points to end at 382.85 and Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) was down 1.61% or 0.0182 points to 1.1098.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 122 to 91 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.37% or 30.5 to 1258.5.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 5.67% to 21.790.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.34% or 3.85 to $1134.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $53.03 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.33% or 0.18 to trade at $55.23 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.17% to 61.0488, while EUR/RUB rose 0.27% to 63.817.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 103.00.