Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 3.57% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN), which rose 12.45% or 54.45 points to trade at 491.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) added 10.95% or 35.50 points to end at 359.60 and Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) was up 6.79% or 10.90 points to 171.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yevroplan PAO (MCX:EPLN), which fell 5.07% or 37.5 points to trade at 701.5 at the close. DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) declined 3.53% or 11.70 points to end at 319.50 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was down 2.43% or 3.95 points to 158.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 142 to 82 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) rose to all time highs; rising 12.45% or 54.45 to 491.95. Shares in Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) rose to all time highs; rising 10.95% or 35.50 to 359.60. Shares in Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) rose to all time highs; up 6.79% or 10.90 to 171.40.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.96% to 17.490 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.44% or 5.58 to $1276.02 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.37% or 0.21 to hit $57.14 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.81% or 0.52 to trade at $63.75 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.48% to 59.3616, while EUR/RUB rose 0.21% to 68.7411.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 94.85.