Russian stocks decrease amid uncertainty on foreign floors

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (PRIME) -- Russian stocks decreased on Thursday after six days of growth amid uncertainty on foreign stock floors, analysts said.  

The MOEX Russia Index fell 0.51% to 3,008.39 and the RTS decreased 0.20% to 1,519.49.

“The domestic market corrected. There were no special reasons except for insecurity on foreign sites,” Otkritie Broker analyst Andrei Kochetkov said.

Oil major Lukoil lost 2.74% on a dividend gap, the analyst said.

Companies of the electric power sector prevailed among outsiders. Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy Systems (FGC UES), Rosseti, and RusHydro fell 1.44%, 0.48%, and 1.88%, respectively, after receiving no information about privatization plans.

Power holding Inter RAO, real estate developer LSR Group, diamond giant ALROSA, and metals and mining group Mechel were among growth leaders, adding 2.75%, 1.1%, 3.27%, and 1.02%, respectively. 

Below are the MOEX Russia Index’s five most active stocks on Thursday:

Company	Change, %	Last price, rbl	Trading volume, bln rbl
Sberbank	-0.89	244.00	14.726
Lukoil	-2.74	6079.00	9.882
Gazprom	+0.04	251.40	9.373
Norilsk Nickel	+0.87	19796.00	4.147
ALROSA	+3.27	84.52	2.438

(62.5831 rubles – U.S. $1)

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