Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.34% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 4.90% or 0.0070 points to trade at 0.1487 at the close. Meanwhile, Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) added 3.51% or 0.0925 points to end at 2.7255 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was up 2.93% or 0.780 points to 27.380 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p), which fell 8.65% or 175.5 points to trade at 1854.0 at the close. Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE) declined 4.87% or 137.5 points to end at 2686.5 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was down 2.96% or 2.68 points to 87.78.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 126 to 96 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.51% or 0.0925 to 2.7255. Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.93% or 0.780 to 27.380.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.31% to 32.310.
Gold for August delivery was down 1.03% or 13.85 to $1329.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.63% or 0.73 to hit $45.48 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.82% or 0.84 to trade at $47.10 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.53% to 62.8617, while EUR/RUB fell 1.41% to 69.894.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 96.08.