Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Power, Manufacturing and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which rose 5.13% or 1.160 points to trade at 23.760 at the close. Meanwhile, MVideo (MCX:MVID) added 3.14% or 10.90 points to end at 358.40 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was up 2.87% or 22.00 points to 789.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 5.85% or 7.47 points to trade at 120.20 at the close. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 4.41% or 34.50 points to end at 747.00 and Surgut (MCX:SNGS) was down 2.27% or 0.680 points to 29.280.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 117 to 104 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Surgut (MCX:SNGS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.27% or 0.680 to 29.280.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.55% to 26.110.
Gold for December delivery was down 2.72% or 35.75 to $1276.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.33% or 0.16 to hit $48.97 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.33 to trade at $51.22 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.48% to 62.5755, while EUR/RUB rose 0.19% to 70.037.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 96.15.