Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Mining and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT), which rose 5.39% or 11.00 points to trade at 215.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) added 3.95% or 27 points to end at 711 and RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR) was up 1.55% or 0.0126 points to 0.8245 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MiMES Rostelekom OAO Pref (MCX:RTKM_p), which fell 7.96% or 4.65 points to trade at 53.80 at the close. Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) declined 6.60% or 19.00 points to end at 269.00 and Rostelecom (MCX:RTKM) was down 6.07% or 4.36 points to 67.52.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 108 to 97 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) rose to all time highs; rising 5.39% or 11.00 to 215.25. Shares in MiMES Rostelekom OAO Pref (MCX:RTKM_p) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.96% or 4.65 to 53.80. Shares in Rostelecom (MCX:RTKM) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.07% or 4.36 to 67.52.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.34% to 23.320.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.12% or 1.47 to $1223.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.50% or 1.13 to hit $46.26 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.20% or 1.05 to trade at $48.84 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.27% to 59.8365, while EUR/RUB rose 0.29% to 68.3800.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 95.64.