Russia Stocks Close Higher

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

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia added 0.72%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were:
– Novolipetsk Steel PAO (MCX:NLMK): rose 4.96% or 6.58 points to trade at 139.28.
– Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank OAO (MCX:CBOM): added 3.89% or 0.23 points to end at 6.20.
– AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS): was up 2.56% or 0.41 points to 16.22 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– VK Company Ltd DRC (MCX:VKCO): fell 2.64% or 9.20 points to trade at 338.80.
– Ros Agro PLC (MCX:AGRODR): declined 2.63% or 30.00 points to end at 1,110.00.
– PIK (MCX:PIKK): was down 2.41% or 16.40 points to 663.30.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 145 to 97, with 11 ending unchanged.

The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 0.70% to 35.97.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 21.20 to $2,547.20 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for October delivery rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $69.32 a barrel.
• The November Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $72.88 a barrel.

Currency Updates

• USD/RUB was down 0.02% to 88.24.
• EUR/RUB remained unchanged at 98.05.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 101.03.