Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the fell 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:), which rose 1.40% or 0.47 points to trade at 34.41 at the close. Meanwhile, GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:) added 0.84% or 10.20 points to end at 1,231.60 and Polyus PJSC (MCX:) was up 0.32% or 47.00 points to 14,601.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:), which fell 3.51% or 22.40 points to trade at 615.40 at the close. AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:) declined 2.91% or 1.52 points to end at 50.78 and ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:) was 2.48% or 0.00 points to 0.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 189 to 54 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.51% or 22.40 to 615.40. Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 0.32% or 47.00 to 14,601.50.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 2.77% to 27.48.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.88% or 24.20 to $2,763.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.81% or 1.27 to hit $71.31 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $75.53 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 95.74, while EUR/RUB fell 0.01% to 103.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.89.
