Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 6.47% or 0.0059 points to trade at 0.0969 at the close. Meanwhile, Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) added 6.07% or 0.0368 points to end at 0.6426 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 4.96% or 3.74 points to 79.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p), which fell 2.93% or 5500 points to trade at 182000 at the close. Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRO) declined 1.92% or 23 points to end at 1178 and Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) was down 1.92% or 0.0345 points to 1.7600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 123 to 95 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in FSK EES (MCX:FEES) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.47% or 0.0059 to 0.0969. Shares in Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.07% or 0.0368 to 0.6426. Shares in Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.96% or 3.74 to 79.14.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.14% to 35.640.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.39% or 4.80 to $1224.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 5.15% or 1.85 to hit $37.74 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 5.20% or 1.97 to trade at $39.84 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.91% to 67.9460, while EUR/RUB fell 0.82% to 77.659.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 94.33.