Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.64% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMC Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN), which rose 3.94% or 375.0 points to trade at 9889.0 at the close. Meanwhile, RDR United Company RUSAL PLC (MCX:RUALR) added 2.82% or 8.00 points to end at 291.50 and PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) was up 2.73% or 70.0 points to 2630.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PIK (MCX:PIKK), which fell 4.37% or 7.40 points to trade at 161.80 at the close. FSK EES (MCX:FEES) declined 3.38% or 0.0023 points to end at 0.0651 and ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) was down 2.10% or 1.540 points to 71.950.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 121 to 72 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in PhosAgro ao (MCX:PHOR) rose to all time highs; up 2.73% or 70.0 to 2630.0.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.49% to 36.600.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.20% or 2.20 to $1091.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.73% or 0.78 to hit $45.95 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.22% or 0.60 to trade at $50.12 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.12% to 62.799, while EUR/RUB fell 1.19% to 68.770.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 97.55.