Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 4.60% or 1.180 points to trade at 26.820 at the close. Meanwhile, Sberbank (MCX:SBER) added 3.54% or 4.37 points to end at 127.87 and FSK EES (MCX:FEES) was up 3.02% or 0.0036 points to 0.1230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRO), which fell 3.16% or 28 points to trade at 859 at the close. ALROSA ao (MCX:ALRS) declined 2.75% or 2.030 points to end at 71.750 and Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) was down 1.78% or 14.00 points to 774.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 113 to 102 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.60% or 1.180 to 26.820. Shares in Sberbank (MCX:SBER) rose to all time highs; up 3.54% or 4.37 to 127.87. Shares in FSK EES (MCX:FEES) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.02% or 0.0036 to 0.1230.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.17% to 34.730.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.59% or 7.25 to $1221.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.66% or 0.32 to hit $48.94 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.05% or 0.51 to trade at $49.12 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.43% to 65.8986, while EUR/RUB rose 0.06% to 73.511.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 95.47.