Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Manufacturing and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia rose 0.13% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 1.48% or 0.0147 points to trade at 1.0047 at the close. Meanwhile, MTS (MCX:MTSS) added 1.47% or 3.80 points to end at 262.20 and SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) was up 1.29% or 0.90 points to 70.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL), which fell 4.14% or 220.0 points to trade at 5100.0 at the close. PIK (MCX:PIKK) declined 3.12% or 11.80 points to end at 366.60 and Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) was down 1.95% or 0.0720 points to 3.6275.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 116 to 103 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.95% or 0.0720 to 3.6275.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was down 0.13% to 23.270.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.24% or 3.15 to $1292.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $62.52 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.63% or 0.44 to trade at $69.75 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.39% to 65.4893, while EUR/RUB rose 0.21% to 73.4375.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 96.907.