Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were PIK (MCX:PIKK), which rose 2.83% or 10.40 points to trade at 378.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) added 2.06% or 0.0200 points to end at 0.9900 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was up 1.59% or 16.60 points to 1058.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polyus OAO (MCX:PLZL), which fell 2.92% or 160.0 points to trade at 5320.0 at the close. Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) declined 1.49% or 1.37 points to end at 90.77 and AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) was down 1.46% or 2600 points to 175650.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 120 to 111 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in PIK (MCX:PIKK) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.83% or 10.40 to 378.40.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 0.91% to 23.280.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.05% or 0.65 to $1296.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.13% or 0.08 to hit $62.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.30 to trade at $69.07 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.12% to 65.2200, while EUR/RUB rose 0.25% to 73.3400.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 96.578.