Investing.com – Russia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas , Power and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index fell 3.69% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Aeroflot PJSC (MCX: AFLT ), which rose 8.76% or 5.46 points to trade at 67.79 at the close. Meanwhile, MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX: GMKN ) added 8.37% or 8.90 points to end at 115.70 and Bank VTB PJSC (MCX: VTBR ) was up 8.25% or 5.59 points to 73.35 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX: AGRODR ), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 1,083.80 at the close. PhosAgro PJSC (MCX: PHOR ) added 1.86% or 110.00 points to end at 6,013.00 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref (MCX: TATN_p ) was up 1.97% or 11.80 points to 610.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 158 to 93 and 3 ended unchanged.

Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX: AGRODR ) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 5.72% to 60.33.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 3.67% or 109.60 to $3,099.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 5.25% or 3.13 to hit $62.71 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $65.74 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.06% to 86.10, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 94.33.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.72.