Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Manufacturing, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR), which rose 5.35% or 130.0 points to trade at 2560.0 at the close. Meanwhile, ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) added 3.22% or 2.290 points to end at 73.490 and DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) was up 3.16% or 10.50 points to 342.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PIK (MCX:PIKK), which fell 2.60% or 4.50 points to trade at 168.30 at the close. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 1.96% or 8.50 points to end at 426.00 and Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) was down 1.81% or 16.00 points to 866.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 115 to 88 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) rose to all time highs; up 5.35% or 130.0 to 2560.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.55% to 36.380.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.43% or 4.70 to $1090.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.76% or 1.77 to hit $45.35 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 4.41% or 2.31 to trade at $49.91 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.98% to 62.908, while EUR/RUB rose 1.66% to 68.897.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 97.58.