Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were FSK EES (MCX:FEES), which rose 3.33% or 0.0080 points to trade at 0.2483 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 3.23% or 1.335 points to end at 42.605 and Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) was up 2.98% or 0.0366 points to 1.2651 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL), which fell 5.56% or 2.070 points to trade at 35.130 at the close. Bashneft ANK ao (MCX:BANE) declined 4.33% or 169.5 points to end at 3749.5 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was down 2.04% or 19.40 points to 932.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 124 to 93 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in FSK EES (MCX:FEES) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.33% or 0.0080 to 0.2483. Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to all time highs; up 3.23% or 1.335 to 42.605.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.69% to 22.400.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.24% or 2.95 to $1222.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.43% or 0.23 to hit $53.77 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.50% or 0.28 to trade at $56.84 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.67% to 59.0117, while EUR/RUB fell 0.32% to 63.695.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 99.57.