Russia Stocks Decline

Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, with losses in the Mining, Oil & Gas, and Power sectors contributing to the decline.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 2.00%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index included:
– GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR), unchanged at 0.00% to trade at 519.25.
– Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT), unchanged at 0.00% to end at 48.52.
– GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR), unchanged at 0.00% to close at 1,083.80.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN), down 5.56% or 6.10 points to trade at 104.30.
– OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), declining 5.41% or 1.92 points to end at 33.60.
– Gazprom PJSC (MCX:GAZP), down 5.08% or 6.17 points to 115.31.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 189 to 54, with 9 ending unchanged.

Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) reached 52-week lows, remaining unchanged at 1,083.80.

The Russian Volatility Index (RVI), which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 1.43% to 47.36.

Commodities Trading

• Gold Futures for February delivery rose 0.24% or 6.29 to $2,674.19 a troy ounce.
• Meanwhile, Crude Oil for delivery in January fell 1.79% or 1.25 to hit $68.69 a barrel.
• The February Brent oil contract declined 1.67% or 1.23 to trade at $72.39 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• USD/RUB remained unchanged at 105.00.
• EUR/RUB rose 0.01% to 110.37.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged at 106.34.