Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX fell 0.51% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which rose 5.02% or 5.00 points to trade at 104.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC) added 4.21% or 3.100 points to end at 76.700 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was up 2.16% or 18.20 points to 861.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Magnit (MCX:MGNT), which fell 5.98% or 620.0 points to trade at 9740.0 at the close. AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) declined 4.21% or 0.835 points to end at 19.000 and Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) was down 4.12% or 4.74 points to 110.17.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 111 to 108 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.02% or 5.00 to 104.70.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.33% to 27.390 a new 1-month high.
Gold for December delivery was down 1.86% or 24.20 to $1280.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.54% or 0.24 to hit $44.31 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.02 to trade at $45.60 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.39% to 63.8300, while EUR/RUB fell 0.30% to 70.410.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.95% at 97.86.