Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 0.18%
Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms , Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 0.18% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Rostelekom PJSC (MCX: RTKM ), which rose 6.63% or 4.32 points to trade at 69.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX: TRNF_p ) added 4.71% or 53.00 points to end at 1,184.00 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX: PIKK ) was up 4.14% or 28.20 points to 710.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX: HYDR ), which fell 4.72% or 0.03 points to trade at 0.54 at the close. PhosAgro PJSC (MCX: PHOR ) declined 0.50% or 36.00 points to end at 7,119.00 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX: AFLT ) was down 0.23% or 0.15 points to 64.66.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 158 to 75 and 21 ended unchanged.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 1.04% to 35.10.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.27% or 7.85 to $2,926.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.20% or 0.87 to hit $73.19 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.30% or 0.99 to trade at $76.86 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.12% to 96.50, while EUR/RUB rose 0.46% to 100.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 107.79.