Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which rose 6.38% or 2.700 points to trade at 45.000 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 2.53% or 1.050 points to end at 42.550 and Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) was up 2.28% or 8.90 points to 399.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yevroplan PAO (MCX:EPLN), which fell 7.92% or 59.0 points to trade at 686.0 at the close. Detskiy Mir PAO (MCX:DSKY) declined 1.76% or 1.80 points to end at 100.60 and Lukoil (MCX:LKOH) was down 1.32% or 40.0 points to 2985.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 115 to 100 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) rose to all time highs; rising 6.38% or 2.700 to 45.000.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 1.36% to 18.690.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.44% or 5.74 to $1316.34 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.14% or 1.07 to hit $50.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.19% or 1.21 to trade at $56.35 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.53% to 57.8207, while EUR/RUB fell 0.47% to 69.4053.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 91.50.