Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were NK Rosneft PAO (MCX:ROSN), which rose 4.85% or 15.00 points to trade at 324.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN) added 4.71% or 27.0 points to end at 600.0 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was up 4.68% or 26.00 points to 582.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which fell 7.37% or 1.680 points to trade at 21.110 at the close. NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN) declined 5.30% or 38.0 points to end at 678.5 and SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) was down 3.90% or 4.30 points to 106.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 136 to 85 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.37% or 1.680 to 21.110. Shares in NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.30% or 38.0 to 678.5.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 11.09% to 45.270 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.15% or 15.50 to $1361.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.03% or 1.33 to hit $66.84 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.51% or 1.07 to trade at $72.11 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.76% to 62.5613, while EUR/RUB fell 0.54% to 77.4673.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 89.15.