Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Mining, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 1.10%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were NMTP (MCX:NMTP), which rose 2.67% or 0.1900 points to trade at 7.3000 at the close. Meanwhile, MVideo (MCX:MVID) added 1.88% or 7.70 points to end at 418.10 and Megion (MCX:MFGS) was up 1.63% or 8.0 points to 498.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF), which fell 3.30% or 28.00 points to trade at 820.00 at the close. Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) declined 2.89% or 6.20 points to end at 208.50 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 2.64% or 0.840 points to 30.930.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 122 to 83 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in MVideo (MCX:MVID) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.88% or 7.70 to 418.10.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.04% to 19.020 a new 3-years low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.55% or 6.82 to $1252.32 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.45% or 1.15 to hit $45.77 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.31% or 1.14 to trade at $48.16 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.60% to 59.2847, while EUR/RUB rose 0.77% to 68.9980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 93.85.