Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Telecoms and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which rose 4.53% or 31.50 points to trade at 727.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) added 3.84% or 632.50 points to end at 17,098.00 and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX) was up 2.36% or 4.86 points to 211.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which fell 1.62% or 0.61 points to trade at 36.76 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) declined 1.57% or 0.24 points to end at 14.72 and ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR) was down 1.46% or 52.00 points to 3,511.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 146 to 98 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.84% or 632.50 to 17,098.00.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 2.87% to 35.23.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.46% or 12.76 to $2,777.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $74.60 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.14 to trade at $78.43 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 2.08% to 97.80, while EUR/RUB fell 1.32% to 102.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 107.25.