Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.35% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 4.34% or 1.920 points to trade at 46.175 at the close. Meanwhile, Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) added 4.11% or 7.05 points to end at 178.45 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 2.87% or 4.55 points to 163.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NK RussNeft PAO (MCX:RNFT), which fell 2.11% or 12.0 points to trade at 556.0 at the close. Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) declined 1.81% or 6.50 points to end at 353.10 and ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) was down 1.47% or 1.140 points to 76.160.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 112 to 107 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.11% or 7.05 to 178.45.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 6.30% to 17.260 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.86% or 10.94 to $1286.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.31% or 0.18 to hit $57.02 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.08% or 0.05 to trade at $63.74 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.34% to 59.1553, while EUR/RUB fell 0.29% to 68.5929.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 94.74.