Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 1.02%

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining , Telecoms and Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 1.02%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR ), which rose 5.43% or 157.00 points to trade at 3,049.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS ) added 4.88% or 0.63 points to end at 13.58 and TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG ) was up 4.56% or 108.20 points to 2,481.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR ), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 519.25 at the close. FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:HYDR ) unchanged 0.53% or 0.00 points to end at 0.51 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK ) was up 0.56% or 2.70 points to 486.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 153 to 93 and 8 ended unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 0.39% to 35.86.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.43% or 38.30 to $2,714.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.50% or 0.36 to hit $72.05 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.50 to trade at $75.42 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 0.79% to 98.00, while EUR/RUB rose 1.49% to 105.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.72% at 104.23.

Source: Investing.com