Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Power and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were TMK ao (MCX:TRMK), which rose 5.05% or 2.50 points to trade at 52.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Surgut (MCX:SNGS) added 4.70% or 1.750 points to end at 39.000 and GidroOGK-011D (MCX:HYDR) was up 3.98% or 0.0230 points to 0.6010 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sollers (MCX:SVAV), which fell 4.91% or 22.0 points to trade at 426.0 at the close. LSR (MCX:LSRG) declined 4.55% or 30.0 points to end at 629.0 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was down 3.82% or 0.545 points to 13.715.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 96 to 87 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Surgut (MCX:SNGS) rose to all time highs; rising 4.70% or 1.750 to 39.000.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.93% to 36.380.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.38% or 4.60 to $1196.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.20% or 0.11 to hit $56.28 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $63.34 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.45% to 50.038, while EUR/RUB rose 1.16% to 53.771.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.46% at 98.09.