Russia shares lower at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index down 2.08%

Investing.com – Russia equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Mining and Oil&Gas sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 2.08% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref (MCX:SNGS_p), which rose 0.61% or 0.34 points to trade at 55.29 at the close. ADR HeadHunter Group ORD SHS (MCX:HHRUDR) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 3,908.00 and GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 519.25 in late trade.

Biggest losers included VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO), which lost 6.73% or 22.20 points to trade at 307.60 in late trade. TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG) declined 4.90% or 124.00 points to end at 2,408.00 and ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR) shed 4.73% or 142.50 points to 2,872.50.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 231 to 21 and 4 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 1.16% to 33.20.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.43% or 11.90 to $2,760.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.09% or 1.46 to hit $71.30 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.12% or 1.58 to trade at $75.96 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 1.04% to 97.25, while EUR/RUB rose 0.74% to 104.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 104.20.