Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG), which rose 3.81% or 0.1025 points to trade at 2.7900 at the close. Meanwhile, Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) added 2.68% or 18.00 points to end at 688.50 and ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p) was up 2.56% or 34.0 points to 1364.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 2.41% or 3.20 points to trade at 129.80 at the close. SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) declined 2.38% or 4.60 points to end at 189.00 and DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) was down 2.35% or 6.60 points to 273.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 126 to 89 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.81% or 0.1025 to 2.7900.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.78% to 24.690.
Gold for February delivery was up 1.31% or 15.65 to $1211.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.52% or 0.27 to hit $52.64 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $55.84 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.70% to 59.4408, while EUR/RUB rose 0.21% to 63.579.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.04% at 100.47.