Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Mining and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 3.01% or 0.0052 points to trade at 0.1773 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 2.97% or 0.860 points to end at 29.845 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was up 2.37% or 0.510 points to 22.010 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS), which fell 0.92% or 0.800 points to trade at 86.200 at the close. Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) declined 0.85% or 1.00 points to end at 116.00 and AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) was down 0.66% or 0.135 points to 20.300.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 125 to 116 and 20 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.06% to 25.140.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.55% or 7.35 to $1323.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.04% or 0.91 to hit $45.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.36% or 1.10 to trade at $47.62 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.16% to 63.7568, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 71.416.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 95.52.