Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS), which rose 3.24% or 0.760 points to trade at 24.190 at the close. Meanwhile, FSK EES (MCX:FEES) added 2.33% or 0.0056 points to end at 0.2480 and MMC Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN) was up 2.16% or 214.0 points to 10136.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT), which fell 3.07% or 5.50 points to trade at 173.50 at the close. MMK (MCX:MAGN) declined 2.27% or 0.950 points to end at 40.950 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was down 1.60% or 15.30 points to 940.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 122 to 96 and 22 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.17% to 22.750.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.22% or 2.75 to $1234.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.00% or 1.06 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.63% or 0.91 to trade at $54.81 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.71% to 59.3233, while EUR/RUB rose 0.10% to 63.430.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 100.31.