Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 1.52%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Pharmstandard JSC (MCX:PHST), which rose 6.27% or 63.0 points to trade at 1068.0 at the close. Meanwhile, MTS (MCX:MTSS) added 5.53% or 14.00 points to end at 267.00 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was up 4.76% or 38.50 points to 848.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which fell 8.49% or 0.0118 points to trade at 0.1272 at the close. MMK (MCX:MAGN) declined 2.37% or 0.615 points to end at 25.345 and Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) was down 1.36% or 0.0081 points to 0.5895.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 109 to 100 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in MTS (MCX:MTSS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.53% or 14.00 to 267.00. Shares in Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) rose to all time highs; up 4.76% or 38.50 to 848.00.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.18% to 32.430.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.19% or 2.35 to $1245.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.77% or 0.86 to hit $49.48 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.43% or 0.71 to trade at $50.35 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.20% to 65.4840, while EUR/RUB fell 0.21% to 74.430.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 94.02.