Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 7.07% or 0.990 points to trade at 14.990 at the close. Meanwhile, FSK EES (MCX:FEES) added 5.75% or 0.0036 points to end at 0.0659 and Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) was up 5.25% or 0.0549 points to 1.0999 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NMTP (MCX:NMTP), which fell 2.42% or 0.0350 points to trade at 1.4100 at the close. RDR United Company RUSAL PLC (MCX:RUALR) declined 2.29% or 8.50 points to end at 362.70 and PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) was down 2.24% or 46.0 points to 2011.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 97 to 87 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.25% or 0.0549 to 1.0999.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 4.49% to 41.050.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.09% or 1.10 to $1186.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.15% or 0.56 to hit $48.12 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.38% or 0.78 to trade at $55.52 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.06% to 58.192, while EUR/RUB rose 0.01% to 62.425.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.45% at 98.74.