Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia rose 0.30% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR), which rose 4.84% or 103.5 points to trade at 2240.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NMTP (MCX:NMTP) added 3.79% or 0.2850 points to end at 7.8100 and AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) was up 3.45% or 0.351 points to 10.526 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank OAO (MCX:CBOM), which fell 2.26% or 0.138 points to trade at 5.971 at the close. MTS (MCX:MTSS) declined 1.76% or 5.05 points to end at 281.40 and Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) was down 1.37% or 2.88 points to 207.52.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 122 to 113 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR) rose to all time highs; up 4.84% or 103.5 to 2240.0. Shares in NMTP (MCX:NMTP) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.79% or 0.2850 to 7.8100. Shares in AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.45% or 0.351 to 10.526.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 3.80% to 20.510.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.34% or 18.65 to $1407.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 3.06% or 1.81 to hit $57.28 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.54% or 1.65 to trade at $63.41 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.47% to 63.2671, while EUR/RUB rose 0.65% to 71.5237.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 96.192.