Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 2.63%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which rose 25.52% or 15.34 points to trade at 75.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) added 12.24% or 0.1140 points to end at 1.0450 and Verhnesald MPO (MCX:VSMO) was up 7.29% or 620.0 points to 9130.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE), which fell 3.02% or 57.0 points to trade at 1833.0 at the close. Pharmstandard JSC (MCX:PHST) declined 2.04% or 20.0 points to end at 960.0 and PIK (MCX:PIKK) was down 0.88% or 1.70 points to 192.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 126 to 69 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) rose to 52-week highs; up 12.24% or 0.1140 to 1.0450.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.83% to 42.900.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.32% or 15.90 to $1184.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.00% or 0.49 to hit $48.38 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.50% or 0.84 to trade at $55.56 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.19% to 57.728, while EUR/RUB fell 1.04% to 62.423.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.65% at 98.25.