Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Power, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX fell 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were RDR United Company RUSAL PLC (MCX:RUALR), which rose 6.86% or 21.00 points to trade at 327.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Uralkaliy (MCX:URKA) added 2.15% or 4.10 points to end at 194.85 and Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) was up 1.68% or 0.650 points to 39.250 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS), which fell 2.54% or 1.770 points to trade at 67.960 at the close. SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) declined 2.33% or 1.41 points to end at 59.19 and E.ON Russia (MCX:EONR) was down 2.29% or 0.0630 points to 2.6900.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 104 to 92 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Uralkaliy (MCX:URKA) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.15% or 4.10 to 194.85.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 1.51% to 36.250.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.53% or 5.90 to $1118.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.70% or 0.30 to hit $42.81 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.27% or 0.14 to trade at $49.05 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.70% to 65.417, while EUR/RUB rose 0.49% to 72.444.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 96.83.