Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 3.02% or 0.0037 points to trade at 0.1270 at the close. Meanwhile, ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) added 2.04% or 1.460 points to end at 72.960 and NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) was up 1.80% or 11.90 points to 671.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY), which fell 3.33% or 10.60 points to trade at 308.00 at the close. MMK (MCX:MAGN) declined 2.66% or 0.715 points to end at 26.195 and Gruppa LSR PAO (MCX:LSRG) was down 2.16% or 15.5 points to 702.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 110 to 108 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in FSK EES (MCX:FEES) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.02% or 0.0037 to 0.1270. Shares in NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.80% or 11.90 to 671.80.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.19% to 32.480 a new 1-month low.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.76% or 9.20 to $1207.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.59% or 0.29 to hit $49.62 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.72% or 0.36 to trade at $50.31 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.61% to 65.7157, while EUR/RUB fell 0.10% to 73.207.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 95.72.