Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 7.61% or 2.890 points to trade at 40.890 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 5.12% or 15.30 points to end at 314.00 and MTS (MCX:MTSS) was up 3.58% or 9.45 points to 273.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which fell 2.18% or 17.0 points to trade at 762.5 at the close. Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) declined 1.36% or 25.50 points to end at 1843.00 and MVideo (MCX:MVID) was down 1.19% or 5.00 points to 416.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 128 to 99 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK (MCX:PIKK) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.12% or 15.30 to 314.00.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 1.04% to 20.330.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 1.58 to $1342.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.11% or 0.54 to hit $49.20 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.66 to trade at $54.04 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.35% to 57.3243, while EUR/RUB fell 0.27% to 68.3875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 92.08.