Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the fell 0.11% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the were Surgut-pref (MCX:), which rose 3.23% or 1.57 points to trade at 49.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PAO (MCX:) added 2.22% or 282.00 points to end at 12,985.00 and OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:) was up 1.60% or 0.54 points to 34.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:), which fell 2.89% or 1.40 points to trade at 47.04 at the close. ALROSA ao (MCX:) declined 2.42% or 1.38 points to end at 55.65 and AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:) was down 2.23% or 31.00 points to 1,340.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 145 to 101 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.89% or 1.40 to 47.04. Shares in ALROSA ao (MCX:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.42% or 1.38 to 55.65.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.19% to 31.36.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.42% or 10.80 to $2,552.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.77% or 0.57 to hit $73.09 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $77.20 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.01% to 91.15, while EUR/RUB fell 0.01% to 101.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 101.24.
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