Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX), which rose 2.52% or 36.00 points to trade at 1464.00 at the close. Meanwhile, VTB (MCX:VTBR) added 2.50% or 0.0017 points to end at 0.0702 and Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE) was up 2.20% or 69.5 points to 3229.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which fell 2.48% or 0.600 points to trade at 23.550 at the close. AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) declined 2.36% or 0.535 points to end at 22.165 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was down 1.64% or 0.500 points to 30.015.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 132 to 109 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE) rose to all time highs; rising 2.20% or 69.5 to 3229.5.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.26% to 27.080.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.42% or 5.55 to $1316.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.64% or 1.18 to hit $43.52 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.54% or 1.19 to trade at $45.70 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.83% to 65.8713, while EUR/RUB rose 1.06% to 73.735.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.32% at 95.70.