Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX), which rose 4.19% or 86.00 points to trade at 2140.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) added 3.76% or 20.40 points to end at 563.10 and Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) was up 3.75% or 0.1375 points to 3.8050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL), which fell 3.31% or 149.0 points to trade at 4351.0 at the close. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 2.48% or 15.40 points to end at 605.00 and Magnit (MCX:MGNT) was down 1.25% or 60.0 points to 4725.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 157 to 53 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.48% or 15.40 to 605.00. Shares in Magnit (MCX:MGNT) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.25% or 60.0 to 4725.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 3.25% to 23.210 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.64% or 8.50 to $1321.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.41% or 1.53 to hit $61.86 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.78% or 1.19 to trade at $65.67 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.70% to 57.2739, while EUR/RUB fell 0.11% to 70.2895.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.67% at 90.12.