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.