Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 6.44% or 0.0560 points to trade at 0.9260 at the close. Meanwhile, Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) added 2.63% or 38.00 points to end at 1485.00 and MVideo (MCX:MVID) was up 2.46% or 8.00 points to 333.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC), which fell 1.40% or 0.800 points to trade at 56.300 at the close. AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) declined 1.17% or 1900 points to end at 160100 and ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) was down 1.07% or 0.790 points to 73.200.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 126 to 97 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.44% or 0.0560 to 0.9260. Shares in MVideo (MCX:MVID) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.46% or 8.00 to 333.00.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.09% to 28.040.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.02% or 0.25 to $1351.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 4.87% or 2.03 to hit $43.74 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 4.79% or 2.11 to trade at $46.16 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.80% to 64.3500, while EUR/RUB fell 1.00% to 71.801.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 95.70.