Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 0.32% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 2.43% or 0.0250 points to trade at 1.0550 at the close. Meanwhile, Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) added 2.39% or 5.68 points to end at 243.68 and NK Rosneft PAO (MCX:ROSN) was up 2.31% or 9.60 points to 425.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which fell 2.48% or 11.4 points to trade at 447.6 at the close. Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) declined 2.15% or 16 points to end at 727 and Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) was down 2.00% or 102.0 points to 4990.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 135 to 98 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.43% or 0.0250 to 1.0550. Shares in Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.39% or 5.68 to 243.68.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.82% to 20.470.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.41% or 5.35 to $1313.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.98% or 0.63 to hit $64.61 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.42% or 1.00 to trade at $71.61 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.04% to 64.2286, while EUR/RUB fell 1.00% to 72.4025.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.507.