Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which rose 7.09% or 10.40 points to trade at 157.00 at the close. Meanwhile, MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG) added 4.01% or 0.0910 points to end at 2.3615 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was up 3.56% or 1.105 points to 32.110 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Megion (MCX:MFGS), which fell 6.90% or 40.0 points to trade at 540.0 at the close. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 3.46% or 27.00 points to end at 753.50 and AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) was down 1.90% or 3250 points to 167600.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 142 to 61 and 21 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.59% to 24.090.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.54% or 6.83 to $1254.57 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.18% or 0.09 to hit $51.22 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.09% or 0.05 to trade at $53.92 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.39% to 56.4092, while EUR/RUB fell 0.78% to 63.141.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 97.17.