Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.53% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 4.17% or 0.0065 points to trade at 0.1618 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 2.71% or 7.00 points to end at 265.00 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 2.69% or 2.23 points to 85.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MVideo (MCX:MVID), which fell 2.05% or 7.30 points to trade at 349.40 at the close. Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) declined 1.68% or 16 points to end at 939 and E.ON Rossiya OAO (MCX:UPRO) was down 1.53% or 0.0440 points to 2.8300.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 119 to 98 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK (MCX:PIKK) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.71% or 7.00 to 265.00.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.23% to 25.520.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.45 to $1343.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.91% or 0.43 to hit $47.84 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.59 to trade at $49.75 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.52% to 64.4751, while EUR/RUB fell 0.62% to 72.919.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 94.49.