Russia Stocks Decline After Close

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Power, and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia declined 3.90%, hitting a new 52-week low.

Best Performers

• Gazprom PAO (MCX:GAZP): rose 0.49% or 0.60 points to trade at 123.57 at the close.
• HeadHunter Group PLC (MCX:HHRUDR): unchanged by 0.00% at 3,908.00.
• X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR): unchanged by 0.00% at 2,798.00.

Worst Performers

• FSK EES (MCX:FEES): fell 11.00% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.08.
• Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank OAO (MCX:CBOM): declined 10.29% or 0.67 points to end at 5.87.
• Globaltrans Investment Gdr (MCX:GLTRDR): down 8.15% or 37.40 points to 421.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 237 to 16.

Shares in FSK EES, Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank, and Globaltrans Investment Gdr fell to 52-week lows.

Market Volatility

The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 0.91% to 39.00, a new 52-week high.

Commodities Trading

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.16% or 4.10 to $2,531.70 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for October delivery increased 0.67% or 0.49 to $74.04 a barrel.
• November Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.36 to trade at $77.29 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 89.79.
• EUR/RUB fell 0.02% to 99.42.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 101.57.