Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Mining, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX fell 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC), which rose 7.95% or 5.300 points to trade at 72.000 at the close. Meanwhile, Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) added 2.23% or 4.10 points to end at 188.20 and ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) was up 1.97% or 1.820 points to 94.300 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p), which fell 5.84% or 97.5 points to trade at 1572.5 at the close. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 3.23% or 22.00 points to end at 660.00 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was down 2.65% or 3.23 points to 118.77.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 119 to 102 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC) rose to all time highs; rising 7.95% or 5.300 to 72.000. Shares in ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) rose to all time highs; up 1.97% or 1.820 to 94.300.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.73% to 25.590.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.13% or 1.60 to $1251.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.61% or 0.81 to hit $49.63 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.81% or 0.95 to trade at $51.56 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.34% to 62.2943, while EUR/RUB rose 0.35% to 69.496.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 96.85.