Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.82% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which rose 8.54% or 77.50 points to trade at 984.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) added 4.69% or 66.50 points to end at 1485.50 and AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) was up 4.22% or 0.950 points to 23.450 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which fell 2.76% or 0.0235 points to trade at 0.8290 at the close. Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) declined 1.77% or 0.600 points to end at 33.310 and MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON) was down 1.16% or 8.00 points to 684.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 130 to 83 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) rose to all time highs; rising 8.54% or 77.50 to 984.50. Shares in Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) rose to all time highs; up 4.69% or 66.50 to 1485.50. Shares in AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.22% or 0.950 to 23.450.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.97% to 25.590.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.48% or 6.45 to $1340.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.91% or 0.80 to hit $41.12 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.55% or 0.68 to trade at $43.23 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.11% to 66.6691, while EUR/RUB rose 1.64% to 73.874.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 96.60.