Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Power and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 1.20% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Surgutneftegaz PAO (MCX:SNGS), which rose 12.30% or 3.375 points to trade at 30.825 at the close. Meanwhile, Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) added 4.82% or 1.555 points to end at 33.800 and Safmar Finansovye Investitsii PAO (MCX:SFIN) was up 3.39% or 16.6 points to 506.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NPK OVK PAO (MCX:UWGN), which fell 2.04% or 7.6 points to trade at 364.3 at the close. Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) declined 1.73% or 1.90 points to end at 107.84 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was down 1.63% or 15.70 points to 949.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 145 to 79 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Surgutneftegaz PAO (MCX:SNGS) rose to 52-week highs; up 12.30% or 3.375 to 30.825.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.84% to 21.200.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.58% or 8.85 to $1538.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.58% or 0.32 to hit $54.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.10% or 0.65 to trade at $58.60 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.01% to 66.7700, while EUR/RUB fell 0.19% to 73.2575.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 98.947.