Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Telecoms and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR), which rose 5.27% or 0.0381 points to trade at 0.7611 at the close. Meanwhile, Trubnaya Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya OAO (MCX:TRMK) added 4.80% or 2.45 points to end at 53.45 and MVideo (MCX:MVID) was up 4.23% or 14.80 points to 364.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which fell 3.88% or 1.285 points to trade at 31.850 at the close. Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) declined 3.83% or 1.240 points to end at 31.160 and Surgut (MCX:SNGS) was down 2.43% or 0.735 points to 29.525.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 118 to 112 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.27% or 0.0381 to 0.7611. Shares in Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.83% or 1.240 to 31.160. Shares in MVideo (MCX:MVID) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.23% or 14.80 to 364.80. Shares in Surgut (MCX:SNGS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.43% or 0.735 to 29.525.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.62% to 26.670.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.30% or 3.95 to $1325.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.53% or 0.25 to hit $47.02 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.35 to trade at $49.40 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.65% to 64.7343, while EUR/RUB fell 0.63% to 73.005.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 94.75.