Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil and Gas, Mining and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the RTSI rose 0.77%, while the MICEX index climbed 1.39%.
The best performers of the session on the RTSI were MVideo (MCX:MVID), which rose 8.28% or 13.80 points to trade at 180.40 at the close. Meanwhile, TMK ao (MCX:TRMK) added 7.10% or 3.50 points to end at 52.80 and Surgut (MCX:SNGS) was up 6.73% or 2.300 points to 36.500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PIK (MCX:PIKK), which fell 1.49% or 2.90 points to trade at 192.10 at the close. Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) declined 1.16% or 0.89 points to end at 76.01 and DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) was down 1.13% or 5.40 points to 470.50.
The top performers on the MICEX were MVideo (MCX:MVID) which rose 8.28% to 180.40, TMK ao (MCX:TRMK) which was up 7.10% to settle at 52.80 and Surgut (MCX:SNGS) which gained 6.73% to close at 36.500.
The worst performers were PIK (MCX:PIKK) which was down 1.49% to 192.10 in late trade, Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) which lost 1.16% to settle at 76.01 and DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) which was down 1.13% to 470.50 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 91 to 60 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.42% or 5.10 to $1208.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 1.61% or 0.80 to hit $50.56 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 3.54% or 2.21 to trade at $60.37 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.57% to 62.185, while EUR/RUB rose 0.69% to 69.562.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 95.46.