Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Saturday, as losses in the Mining , Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 2.80%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX: PIKK ), which rose 1.43% or 6.30 points to trade at 448.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PJSC (MCX: PLZL ) added 1.03% or 17.60 points to end at 1,719.40 and ROSSETI PJSC (MCX: FEES ) was unchanged 0.94% or 0.00 points to 0.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX: OZONDR ), which fell 5.59% or 209.50 points to trade at 3,540.00 at the close. TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX: TATN ) declined 0.03% or 0.20 points to end at 698.70 and Bank VTB PJSC (MCX: VTBR ) was down 0.01% or 0.01 points to 96.59.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 86 to 13.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.72% to 47.52.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.66% or 21.30 to $3,257.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.60% or 0.95 to hit $58.29 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.35% or 0.84 to trade at $61.29 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.91% to 82.75, while EUR/RUB rose 0.94% to 93.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 99.84.