Russia shares lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 1.36%

Investing.com – Russia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Mining, Telecoms and Oil&Gas sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 1.36%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR), which rose 4.65% or 3.99 points to trade at 89.84 at the close. Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) added 1.54% or 0.03 points to end at 1.72 and TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG) was up 1.44% or 36.50 points to 2,567.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which lost 2.82% or 0.99 points to trade at 33.97 in late trade. MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN) declined 2.58% or 2.70 points to end at 103.70 and Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) shed 2.02% or 269.00 points to 13,019.50.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 178 to 61 and 12 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 7.11% to 29.66.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.35% or 9.20 to $2,626.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.29% or 0.21 to hit $73.36 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.10% or 0.08 to trade at $76.78 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 96.99, while EUR/RUB fell 0.01% to 106.11.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 102.68.