Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.72% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS), which rose 3.51% or 0.470 points to trade at 13.870 at the close. Meanwhile, NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) added 2.89% or 3.78 points to end at 134.48 and VTB (MCX:VTBR) was up 2.61% or 0.0016 points to 0.0637 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL), which fell 1.78% or 85.0 points to trade at 4693.0 at the close. Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) declined 1.58% or 12 points to end at 746 and PIK (MCX:PIKK) was down 1.27% or 4.00 points to 310.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 149 to 85 and 10 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.44% to 18.230 a new 3-years low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.25% or 3.33 to $1332.37 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.21% or 0.10 to hit $48.17 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.63% or 0.34 to trade at $54.18 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.81% to 57.6733, while EUR/RUB rose 0.84% to 68.9837.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 91.88.