Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Power and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO), which rose 2.57% or 0.1265 points to trade at 5.0515 at the close. Meanwhile, Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) added 2.23% or 16.80 points to end at 769.50 and Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) was up 2.16% or 125.5 points to 5931.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NMTP (MCX:NMTP), which fell 3.22% or 0.2500 points to trade at 7.5200 at the close. SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) declined 2.28% or 1.59 points to end at 68.00 and NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) was down 2.15% or 3.70 points to 168.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 113 to 109 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.57% or 0.1265 to 5.0515. Shares in Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL) rose to all time highs; up 2.16% or 125.5 to 5931.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 3.13% to 21.050.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.34% or 18.70 to $1418.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.37% or 0.21 to hit $57.22 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.75 to trade at $63.70 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.51% to 62.6864, while EUR/RUB fell 0.35% to 71.4000.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 95.558.