Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Saturday, as losses in the Mining , Telecoms and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index declined 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were PhosAgro PJSC (MCX: PHOR ), which rose 0.85% or 56.00 points to trade at 6,633.00 at the close. Meanwhile, TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX: TATN ) added 0.77% or 5.30 points to end at 693.90 and LUKOIL PJSC (MCX: LKOH ) was up 0.73% or 53.00 points to 7,346.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX: PIKK ), which fell 5.80% or 36.30 points to trade at 590.00 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX: AFKS ) declined 3.25% or 0.63 points to end at 18.74 and VK Company Ltd (MCX: VKCO ) was down 2.35% or 7.10 points to 294.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 11.03% to 42.04.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.74% or 22.40 to $3,021.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.26% or 0.18 to hit $67.89 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.22% or 0.16 to trade at $72.16 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.50% to 84.50, while EUR/RUB fell 0.84% to 91.37.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 103.74.