Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 2.15% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p), which rose 8.72% or 16450 points to trade at 205200 at the close. Meanwhile, Sberbank (MCX:SBER) added 5.65% or 9.03 points to end at 168.98 and Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) was up 5.50% or 19.60 points to 375.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which fell 1.67% or 2.01 points to trade at 118.50 at the close. Tatneft-3 (MCX:TATN) declined 1.35% or 5.70 points to end at 417.80 and United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) was down 1.26% or 0.370 points to 29.000.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 140 to 83 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sberbank (MCX:SBER) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.65% or 9.03 to 168.98. Shares in Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.50% or 19.60 to 375.85.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 4.27% to 23.910.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.40% or 4.75 to $1172.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.55% or 0.77 to hit $50.54 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.66 to trade at $53.66 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.14% to 63.2935, while EUR/RUB fell 1.32% to 67.159.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.89% at 101.17.