Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p), which rose 4.32% or 1.200 points to trade at 28.995 at the close. Meanwhile, Surgut (MCX:SNGS) added 3.76% or 0.935 points to end at 25.785 and SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) was up 3.53% or 4.45 points to 130.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY), which fell 2.13% or 4.30 points to trade at 197.80 at the close. Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) declined 1.73% or 1.85 points to end at 105.05 and MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON) was down 1.58% or 8.70 points to 541.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 112 to 91 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.13% or 4.30 to 197.80.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.04% to 26.900.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.08% or 1.05 to $1245.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.63% or 1.17 to hit $43.26 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 2.32% or 1.09 to trade at $45.82 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 2.02% to 59.6344, while EUR/RUB rose 2.09% to 66.4110.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 97.46.