Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 1.37%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Surgut (MCX:SNGS), which rose 4.95% or 1.650 points to trade at 35.000 at the close. Meanwhile, NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) added 4.71% or 3.24 points to end at 72.10 and VTB (MCX:VTBR) was up 4.26% or 0.0031 points to 0.0751 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polyus Gold International Ltd (MCX:PGIL), which fell 2.38% or 3.40 points to trade at 139.20 at the close. Gruppa Cherkizovo ao (MCX:GCHE) declined 2.10% or 16.0 points to end at 746.0 and SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) was down 1.86% or 1.20 points to 63.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 112 to 71 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus Gold International Ltd (MCX:PGIL) fell to all time lows; losing 2.38% or 3.40 to 139.20. Shares in VTB (MCX:VTBR) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.26% or 0.0031 to 0.0751.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 4.16% to 33.170.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.36% or 4.30 to $1204.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 3.24% or 1.91 to hit $60.89 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.64% or 1.72 to trade at $66.75 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.18% to 49.888, while EUR/RUB rose 0.27% to 55.501.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.32% at 95.34.