Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Saturday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in Moscow, the unchanged 0.00% to hit a new 3-years low.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (), which rose 2.35% or 0.18 points to trade at 7.61 at the close. Meanwhile, TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin () added 0.56% or 2.60 points to end at 466.20 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref () was up 0.45% or 2.00 points to 442.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polyus PJSC (), which fell 4.92% or 58.60 points to trade at 1,133.00 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC () declined 1.84% or 0.17 points to end at 9.31 and Bank VTB PJSC () was down 0.96% or 0.62 points to 63.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 157 to 69 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.92% or 58.60 to 1,133.00. Shares in AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.84% or 0.17 to 9.31. Shares in Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR) fell to all time lows; down 0.96% or 0.62 to 63.70.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was unchanged 0.00% to 46.01 a new 6-months high.
for August delivery was down 0.65% or 27.10 to $4,113.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, for delivery in August fell 0.93% or 0.67 to hit $71.41 a barrel, while the September contract fell 0.38% or 0.29 to trade at $76.01 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.10% to 77.00, while EUR/RUB rose 0.95% to 87.88.
The was up 0.07% at 100.76.
