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Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MICEX up 0.59%

Published 10/08/2015, 12:45 PM
Updated 10/08/2015, 12:45 PM
© Reuters.  Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MICEX up 0.59%

© Reuters. Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MICEX up 0.59%

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Sberbank (MCX:SBER), which rose 4.34% or 3.46 points to trade at 83.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) added 3.95% or 2.44 points to end at 64.24 and VTB (MCX:VTBR) was up 3.64% or 0.0026 points to 0.0740 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verhnesald MPO (MCX:VSMO), which fell 7.23% or 940.0 points to trade at 12060.0 at the close. Gruppa Cherkizovo ao (MCX:GCHE) declined 3.85% or 35.0 points to end at 875.0 and Rostelecom (MCX:RTKM) was down 2.54% or 2.28 points to 87.62.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 105 to 95 and 5 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sberbank (MCX:SBER) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.34% or 3.46 to 83.11. Shares in Sberbank Rossii OAO Pref (MCX:SBER_p) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.95% or 2.44 to 64.24.

The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 6.42% to 35.620.

Gold for December delivery was down 0.47% or 5.40 to $1143.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.72% or 1.78 to hit $49.59 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 3.59% or 1.84 to trade at $53.17 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 1.40% to 61.886, while EUR/RUB fell 0.78% to 69.814.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 95.36.

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