Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX), which rose 3.12% or 58.00 points to trade at 1916.00 at the close. Meanwhile, MMC Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN) added 2.35% or 197.0 points to end at 8585.0 and MVideo (MCX:MVID) was up 2.28% or 9.50 points to 427.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT), which fell 1.87% or 3.90 points to trade at 204.60 at the close. MMK (MCX:MAGN) declined 1.62% or 0.560 points to end at 33.910 and Gruppa LSR PAO (MCX:LSRG) was down 1.46% or 11.5 points to 778.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 102 to 88 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yandex NV (MCX:YNDX) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.12% or 58.00 to 1916.00. Shares in MVideo (MCX:MVID) rose to all time highs; rising 2.28% or 9.50 to 427.00. Shares in Gruppa LSR PAO (MCX:LSRG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.46% or 11.5 to 778.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.37% to 21.530.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.00% or 0.02 to $1254.92 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.01% or 0.46 to hit $46.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.43 to trade at $48.49 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.98% to 59.9668, while EUR/RUB rose 1.40% to 69.9625.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.88.