Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Telecoms and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL), which rose 5.47% or 819.00 points to trade at 15,790.00 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) added 5.11% or 32.10 points to end at 660.80 and Surgutneftegas PJSC (MCX:SNGS) was up 4.14% or 1.08 points to 27.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO), which fell 1.28% or 4.40 points to trade at 338.20 at the close. Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) declined 0.72% or 1.08 points to end at 149.42 and Severstal PJSC (MCX:CHMF) was down 0.42% or 5.40 points to 1,290.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 152 to 93 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.47% or 819.00 to 15,790.00.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.95% to 36.20.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.25% or 6.91 to $2,755.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.80% or 1.39 to hit $76.00 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.85% or 0.68 to trade at $79.47 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.47% to 99.50, while EUR/RUB fell 1.45% to 103.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.29% at 107.79.