Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 3.15% or 0.680 points to trade at 22.260 at the close. Meanwhile, Uralkaliy (MCX:URKA) added 2.99% or 4.70 points to end at 161.70 and Polyus Gold International Ltd (MCX:PGIL) was up 2.56% or 4.90 points to 196.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 4.09% or 3.72 points to trade at 87.28 at the close. Rostelecom (MCX:RTKM) declined 2.41% or 2.19 points to end at 88.51 and AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) was down 2.19% or 3400 points to 151500.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 105 to 105 and 10 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.60% to 37.110.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.46% or 5.00 to $1079.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.82% or 1.21 to hit $41.72 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.77% or 1.29 to trade at $45.32 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.79% to 66.593, while EUR/RUB rose 2.32% to 71.836.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 98.78.