Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN), which rose 2.77% or 19.0 points to trade at 704.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) added 1.96% or 12.80 points to end at 666.95 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) was up 1.53% or 10 points to 695 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which fell 3.85% or 29.5 points to trade at 737.0 at the close. United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) declined 3.84% or 1.070 points to end at 26.780 and Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) was down 1.76% or 3.46 points to 193.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 109 to 92 and 26 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 10.26% to 29.560.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.03% or 0.40 to $1314.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.80% or 1.98 to hit $68.75 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.27% or 1.73 to trade at $74.44 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.88% to 63.4776, while EUR/RUB rose 0.54% to 75.4348.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 92.83.