Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MegaFon OAO (MCX:MFON), which rose 5.96% or 42.00 points to trade at 747.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) added 3.65% or 0.0875 points to end at 2.4875 and Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:NKNC) was up 3.38% or 1.700 points to 52.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS), which fell 7.19% or 1.550 points to trade at 20.000 at the close. DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY) declined 5.45% or 16.70 points to end at 290.00 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 4.33% or 0.850 points to 18.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 121 to 99 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inter rao ees (MCX:IRAO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.65% or 0.0875 to 2.4875. Shares in United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) fell to all time lows; down 4.33% or 0.850 to 18.800.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.66% to 33.070.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.47% or 6.15 to $1292.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.81% or 1.30 to hit $47.51 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 3.16% or 1.49 to trade at $48.68 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.40% to 64.8471, while EUR/RUB fell 0.99% to 73.071.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 94.38.