Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Power and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 1.38% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR), which rose 4.09% or 0.0380 points to trade at 0.9680 at the close. Meanwhile, FSK EES (MCX:FEES) added 4.09% or 0.0079 points to end at 0.2010 and Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) was up 4.00% or 15.90 points to 413.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY), which fell 3.20% or 19.50 points to trade at 589.50 at the close. Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) declined 2.15% or 0.0790 points to end at 3.5920 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR) was down 1.73% or 14 points to 793.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 121 to 101 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in RusHydro JSC (MCX:HYDR) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.09% or 0.0380 to 0.9680. Shares in FSK EES (MCX:FEES) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.09% or 0.0079 to 0.2010. Shares in Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.00% or 15.90 to 413.70.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.43% to 22.920 a new 1-month low.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.67% or 7.95 to $1169.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.52% or 0.27 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.95% or 0.52 to trade at $54.98 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.26% to 63.7151, while EUR/RUB rose 0.37% to 68.417.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.42% at 100.33.