Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Power and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia added 0.71% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Sberbank Rossii PAO (MCX:SBER), which rose 5.52% or 9.60 points to trade at 183.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) added 4.52% or 6.71 points to end at 155.05 and X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR) was up 4.44% or 65.5 points to 1540.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which fell 3.37% or 16.8 points to trade at 481.8 at the close. PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) declined 2.03% or 54.0 points to end at 2605.0 and NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) was down 1.82% or 20.20 points to 1092.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 117 to 83 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN) fell to all time lows; losing 3.37% or 16.8 to 481.8.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 3.33% to 25.810.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.17% or 2.00 to $1208.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.26% or 1.59 to hit $68.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.69% or 1.35 to trade at $78.39 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.96% to 68.3545, while EUR/RUB fell 0.57% to 79.8025.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 94.60.