Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 3.14% or 0.0301 points to trade at 0.9880 at the close. Meanwhile, NOVATEK (MCX:NVTK) added 3.06% or 21.50 points to end at 723.00 and FSK EES (MCX:FEES) was up 2.69% or 0.0050 points to 0.1888 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p), which fell 2.95% or 38.0 points to trade at 1252.0 at the close. Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) declined 1.43% or 12.00 points to end at 827.00 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was down 1.24% or 0.460 points to 36.630.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 111 to 101 and 24 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 0.09% to 23.160.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.34% or 4.25 to $1258.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.65% or 0.83 to hit $51.07 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.94% or 1.03 to trade at $54.15 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.20% to 56.1950, while EUR/RUB fell 0.16% to 59.925.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 100.48.