Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which rose 5.88% or 10.91 points to trade at 196.53 at the close. Meanwhile, PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) added 5.11% or 134.0 points to end at 2755.0 and Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) was up 3.71% or 4.82 points to 134.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS), which fell 5.48% or 5.590 points to trade at 96.400 at the close. Magnit (MCX:MGNT) declined 5.07% or 534.0 points to end at 10000.0 and NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) was down 2.35% or 18.00 points to 748.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 116 to 107 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) rose to all time highs; rising 3.71% or 4.82 to 134.77.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.26% to 24.630.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.35% or 4.15 to $1181.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 2.81% or 1.43 to hit $52.25 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.83% or 1.52 to trade at $55.16 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.15% to 60.2532, while EUR/RUB fell 0.38% to 63.169.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.65% at 102.67.