Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.10% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON), which rose 2.87% or 16.90 points to trade at 605.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) added 2.66% or 3.42 points to end at 132.15 and Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank OAO (MCX:CBOM) was up 2.07% or 0.092 points to 4.536 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yevroplan PAO (MCX:EPLN), which fell 5.31% or 38.0 points to trade at 677.0 at the close. SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) declined 2.82% or 4.45 points to end at 153.35 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 2.41% or 1.040 points to 42.030.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 114 to 106 and 21 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.11% to 16.910 a new all time low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.67% or 8.74 to $1302.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.54% or 0.28 to hit $51.94 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.68 to trade at $57.75 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.77% to 58.0163, while EUR/RUB rose 0.25% to 68.3878.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 92.92.