Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.34% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MTS (MCX:MTSS), which rose 2.38% or 5.70 points to trade at 244.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Lukoil (MCX:LKOH) added 2.37% or 76.0 points to end at 3286.0 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was up 2.35% or 14.00 points to 609.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO), which fell 3.39% or 0.1290 points to trade at 3.6710 at the close. MMK (MCX:MAGN) declined 3.17% or 1.100 points to end at 33.550 and Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX) was down 2.42% or 2.90 points to 116.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 110 to 107 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lukoil (MCX:LKOH) rose to all time highs; rising 2.37% or 76.0 to 3286.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.95% to 24.930.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.78% or 9.15 to $1178.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.59% or 0.30 to hit $51.36 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.26% or 0.14 to trade at $54.08 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.23% to 63.8257, while EUR/RUB fell 0.23% to 68.118.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 100.80.