Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Mining and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia added 0.42% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 3.40% or 1.600 points to trade at 48.680 at the close. Meanwhile, Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) added 3.33% or 67.50 points to end at 2097.50 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) was up 2.99% or 20 points to 689 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which fell 3.81% or 28.5 points to trade at 720.5 at the close. Trubnaya Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya OAO (MCX:TRMK) declined 3.35% or 2.65 points to end at 76.55 and Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) was down 1.71% or 0.0145 points to 0.8350.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 125 to 73 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to all time highs; rising 3.40% or 1.600 to 48.680.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 1.45% to 28.690.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.44% or 5.80 to $1317.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.75% or 0.51 to hit $68.61 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.71% or 1.26 to trade at $75.05 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.05% to 62.9163, while EUR/RUB rose 0.53% to 76.0900.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 91.52.