Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR), which rose 4.26% or 34 points to trade at 833 at the close. Meanwhile, NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) added 3.12% or 3.50 points to end at 115.85 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 2.95% or 4.31 points to 150.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC), which fell 10.35% or 7.700 points to trade at 66.700 at the close. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 4.98% or 31.50 points to end at 600.50 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 2.22% or 0.620 points to 27.350.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 116 to 110 and 14 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 7.42% to 24.900.
Gold for February delivery was down 3.18% or 36.95 to $1126.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.69% or 0.35 to hit $50.69 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.35% or 0.19 to trade at $53.71 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.24% to 61.9353, while EUR/RUB fell 1.65% to 64.284.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.35% at 103.41.