Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.27% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 2.19% or 0.0223 points to trade at 1.0414 at the close. Meanwhile, Magnit (MCX:MGNT) added 2.18% or 214.0 points to end at 10050.0 and Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) was up 1.69% or 5.00 points to 301.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which fell 1.75% or 11.60 points to trade at 650.00 at the close. Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) declined 1.66% or 32.00 points to end at 1893.00 and DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) was down 1.46% or 4.90 points to 330.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 112 to 111 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.69% or 5.00 to 301.50.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.70% to 15.530 a new all time low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.48 to $1275.68 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 3.01% or 1.53 to hit $49.26 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.68% or 1.53 to trade at $55.47 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.88% to 58.1991, while EUR/RUB rose 1.02% to 68.2075.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 93.72.