Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT), which rose 3.88% or 2.09 points to trade at 56.01 at the close. Meanwhile, MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN) added 3.79% or 3.60 points to end at 99.70 and Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) was up 3.46% or 4.06 points to 121.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR), which fell 2.21% or 26.40 points to trade at 1,169.40 at the close. Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:MTSS) declined 1.27% or 2.40 points to end at 186.50 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) was down 0.72% or 4.10 points to 569.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 194 to 54 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.72% or 4.10 to 569.10.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.40% to 40.20 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.14% or 31.40 to $2,787.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.16% or 0.11 to hit $67.49 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $71.03 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 97.49, while EUR/RUB fell 0.02% to 105.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 104.13.