Russia stocks lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index unchanged

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Saturday, as in the sectors led shares .

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index unchanged 0.00%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES), which unchanged 1.26% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.07 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) added 0.77% or 17.00 points to end at 2,211.00 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref (MCX:TATN_p) was up 0.52% or 3.30 points to 639.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM), which fell 0.26% or 0.18 points to trade at 69.78 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) declined 0.15% or 0.03 points to end at 16.68 and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX) was down 0.15% or 0.28 points to 183.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 98 to 38 and 13 ended unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was unchanged 0.00% to 33.16.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.09% or 36.90 to $3,418.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $63.66 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.09% or 0.06 to trade at $67.73 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.03% to 80.55, while EUR/RUB rose 0.93% to 94.38.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.92% at 97.60.