Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 1.32%

Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 1.32%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX), which rose 2.43% or 3.93 points to trade at 165.79 at the close. Meanwhile, OZON (MCX:OZON) added 1.62% or 61.00 points to end at 3,835.00 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref (MCX:TATN_p) was up 0.69% or 4.30 points to 630.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL), which fell 4.24% or 46.60 points to trade at 1,051.80 at the close. AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:ALRS) declined 3.51% or 0.74 points to end at 20.36 and Severstal PJSC (MCX:CHMF) was down 3.09% or 22.00 points to 690.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 187 to 62 and 5 ended unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 1.08% to 30.87.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.04% or 1.70 to $4,033.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.08% or 0.08 to hit $102.86 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.03 to trade at $111.50 a barrel.

USD/RUB was unchanged 0.00% to 81.28, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 90.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 101.76.