Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 1.05%

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms , Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.05%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:ALRS ), which rose 2.81% or 1.35 points to trade at 49.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p ) added 2.28% or 22.00 points to end at 964.00 and ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR ) was up 2.24% or 63.00 points to 2,878.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL ), which fell 3.08% or 1.04 points to trade at 32.93 at the close. Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref (MCX:SNGS_p ) declined 2.53% or 1.42 points to end at 54.61 and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX ) was down 1.64% or 2.98 points to 178.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 133 to 105 and 15 ended unchanged.

Shares in Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.64% or 2.98 to 178.20.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.85% to 44.61.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 5.21 to $2,653.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.68% or 1.15 to hit $67.15 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.44% or 1.04 to trade at $71.05 a barrel.

USD/RUB was down 0.45% to 100.55, while EUR/RUB fell 0.65% to 106.24.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 105.96.

Source: Investing.com