Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.69% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which rose 5.30% or 23.00 points to trade at 457.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Gruppa Cherkizovo ao (MCX:GCHE) added 5.29% or 44.0 points to end at 875.0 and Verhnesald MPO (MCX:VSMO) was up 4.71% or 430.0 points to 9550.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 1.08% or 0.80 points to trade at 73.60 at the close. Trubnaya Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya OAO (MCX:TRMK) declined 1.07% or 0.60 points to end at 55.70 and ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p) was down 1.02% or 14.0 points to 1355.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 122 to 78 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gruppa Cherkizovo ao (MCX:GCHE) rose to all time highs; up 5.29% or 44.0 to 875.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 2.01% to 36.460.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.14% or 12.50 to $1106.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.01% or 0.88 to hit $44.75 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.94% or 1.45 to trade at $50.69 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.56% to 63.044, while EUR/RUB fell 1.07% to 69.464.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.46% at 97.22.