Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX declined 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which rose 8.59% or 50.00 points to trade at 632.00 at the close. Meanwhile, MVideo (MCX:MVID) added 7.68% or 28.20 points to end at 395.50 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) was up 2.44% or 19 points to 799 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 4.64% or 5.96 points to trade at 122.50 at the close. Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) declined 4.19% or 6.40 points to end at 146.20 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was down 2.82% or 27.60 points to 950.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 117 to 111 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in MVideo (MCX:MVID) rose to all time highs; up 7.68% or 28.20 to 395.50.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 2.38% to 24.940.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.55% or 6.35 to $1165.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.45% or 0.77 to hit $52.21 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.08% or 0.60 to trade at $55.12 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.11% to 61.2775, while EUR/RUB rose 1.33% to 65.290.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 100.86.