Investing.com – Russian stocks were lower after Tuesday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the price fell by 3.24%.
The best performers of the session on the were Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref (MCX:) which rose 2.67% or 1.52 points to trade at 58.72 at the close. Meanwhile, GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 519.25 and Polyus PJSC (MCX:) fell 1.05% or 153.00 points to 14,418.00 in the late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:), which was unchanged 5.11% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.08 at the close. Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:) fell 4.84% or 9.50 points to end at 186.60 and Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:) fell 4.58% or 56.00 points to 1,167.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 244 to 10, with 1 ending unchanged.
Shares in Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:) fell to a 52-week low; falling by 4.58% or 56.00 to 1,167.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, rose 3.96% to 43.82, a new 52-week high.
December gold futures rose 0.81%, or 21.20, to $2,635.80 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for January delivery rose 0.36% or 0.25 to $69.42 per barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.16 to $73.46 per barrel. barrel.
USD/RUB rose 0.82% to 100.57, while EUR/RUB rose 0.80% to 106.57.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.08% to 106.12.
