Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Telecoms and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia added 0.60% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR), which rose 3.93% or 63.5 points to trade at 1681.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) added 3.81% or 28 points to end at 763 and Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) was up 3.31% or 174.0 points to 5434.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN), which fell 2.32% or 12.2 points to trade at 513.8 at the close. ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) declined 1.30% or 1.240 points to end at 94.270 and NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN) was down 1.14% or 5.4 points to 466.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 132 to 99 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN) fell to all time lows; down 2.32% or 12.2 to 513.8.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 1.42% to 22.080.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.65% or 8.65 to $1320.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.80% or 1.06 to hit $59.88 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.90% or 0.60 to trade at $67.41 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.44% to 64.3646, while EUR/RUB rose 0.20% to 72.6525.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.167.