Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.95%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MosEnrg (MCX:MSNG), which rose 4.24% or 0.0930 points to trade at 2.2850 at the close. Meanwhile, Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) added 3.39% or 1.000 points to end at 30.500 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was up 2.92% or 0.810 points to 28.510 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Magnit (MCX:MGNT), which fell 2.03% or 183.0 points to trade at 8825.0 at the close. Megion (MCX:MFGS) declined 1.26% or 7.0 points to end at 548.0 and SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) was down 1.08% or 1.64 points to 150.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 135 to 82 and 18 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 0.27% to 22.280 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.97% or 12.37 to $1265.13 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.49% or 0.24 to hit $48.99 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.36% or 0.19 to trade at $51.94 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.67% to 56.2154, while EUR/RUB rose 1.27% to 61.428.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 98.63.