Investing.com – Russian stocks were lower after Thursday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the index lost 1.49% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the were NK Lukoil PAO (MCX:), which rose 1.74% or 109.50 points to trade at 6,419.00 at the close. In the meantime, HeadHunter group PLC (MCX:) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 3,908.00 and X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:) was unchanged in late trading, down 0.00% or 0.00 points to 2,798.00.
The worst performers of the session were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:), which fell 6.82% or 2.32 points to trade at 31.65 at the close. Mobil’nye Telesistemy PAO (MCX:) fell 5.87% or 12.15 points to end at 195.00 and Novolipetsk Steel PAO (MCX:) fell 5.80% or 8.84 points to 143.66.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 244 to 7, with 2 ending unchanged.
Shares in OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:) fell to a three-year low; a decrease of 6.82% or 2.32 to 31.65. Shares in Mobil’nye Telesisstemy PAO (MCX:) fell to a 52-week low; falling by 5.87% or 12.15 to 195.00. Shares in Novolipetsk Steel PAO (MCX:) fell to a 52-week low; fell by 5.80% or 8.84 to 143.66.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, rose 1.94% to 34.17, a new 52-week high.
December gold futures fell 1.06%, or 26.90, to $2,520.60 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for October delivery rose 1.46% or 1.05 to $72.98 per barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.06% or 0.05 to $77.17 per barrel. barrel.
USD/RUB rose 0.01% to 91.49, while EUR/RUB rose unchanged 0.00% to 101.66.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.48% to 101.39.
