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Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday as losses in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index declined 0.29%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were:
– Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM): rose 3.38% or 2.43 points to trade at 74.31.
– ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES): unchanged 1.85% or 0.00 points to end at 0.08.
– GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR): up 1.83% or 9.30 points to 517.45 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX:TATN): fell 5.92% or 39.20 points to trade at 622.70.
– TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref (MCX:TATN_p): declined 5.89% or 38.90 points to end at 621.10.
– GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR): down 3.49% or 45.00 points to 1,245.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 136 to 103, with 13 ending unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 0.31% to 32.32.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.95% or 25.30 to $2,640.70 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for delivery in November fell 4.21% or 3.25 to hit $73.89 a barrel.
• December Brent Oil Contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $77.47 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB was down 0.02% to 96.73.
• EUR/RUB fell 0.02% to 106.22.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 102.21.