Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS), which rose 6.14% or 0.655 points to trade at 11.320 at the close. Meanwhile, United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) added 2.13% or 0.760 points to end at 36.450 and NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) was up 2.08% or 13.50 points to 663.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NK RussNeft PAO (MCX:RNFT), which fell 5.58% or 27.9 points to trade at 472.2 at the close. Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) declined 2.85% or 4.35 points to end at 148.15 and Detskiy Mir PAO (MCX:DSKY) was down 2.57% or 2.80 points to 106.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 114 to 109 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in NK RussNeft PAO (MCX:RNFT) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.58% or 27.9 to 472.2.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 14.67% to 20.240 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.67% or 8.55 to $1281.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.97% or 1.13 to hit $58.53 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.03% or 1.27 to trade at $63.90 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.96% to 58.9990, while EUR/RUB rose 1.05% to 70.2539.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 92.80.