Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia rose 2.42% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Gazprom PAO (MCX:GAZP), which rose 9.49% or 20.41 points to trade at 235.51 at the close. Meanwhile, X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR) added 4.55% or 87.5 points to end at 2010.0 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 3.20% or 3.00 points to 96.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which fell 2.22% or 0.0276 points to trade at 1.2153 at the close. United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) declined 0.99% or 0.235 points to end at 23.465 and AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) was down 0.84% or 1350 points to 160000.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 129 to 100 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gazprom PAO (MCX:GAZP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.49% or 20.41 to 235.51. Shares in X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.55% or 87.5 to 2010.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.22% to 23.120.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.11% or 14.55 to $1325.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.43% or 0.23 to hit $53.73 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.19 to trade at $61.80 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.13% to 65.3482, while EUR/RUB rose 0.27% to 73.2650.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 97.387.