Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia rose 0.94% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which rose 12.50% or 50.0 points to trade at 449.9 at the close. Meanwhile, United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) added 4.32% or 1.305 points to end at 31.495 and NK Rosneft PAO (MCX:ROSN) was up 4.26% or 17.50 points to 428.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Magnit (MCX:MGNT), which fell 1.84% or 76.0 points to trade at 4054.0 at the close. AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) declined 1.14% or 2000 points to end at 173400 and Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) was down 1.08% or 1.00 points to 91.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 119 to 95 and 20 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.39% to 20.650 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1318.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.92% or 0.50 to hit $54.06 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.16 to trade at $62.35 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.01% to 65.5868, while EUR/RUB fell 0.26% to 74.8100.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 95.812.