Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 1.57%

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

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.57%.

The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which rose 7.33% or 2.70 points to trade at 39.62 at the close. Meanwhile, ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR) added 4.54% or 150.00 points to end at 3,457.50 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) was up 3.79% or 2.33 points to 63.86 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which fell 0.59% or 2.90 points to trade at 491.00 at the close. PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) declined 0.09% or 5.00 points to end at 5,433.00 and GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 519.25.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 174 to 66 and 15 ended unchanged.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.06% to 33.92.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.24% or 6.15 to $2,566.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.40% or 1.65 to hit $67.05 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.97% or 1.43 to trade at $71.13 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 0.42% to 100.00, while EUR/RUB rose 0.41% to 105.29.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 106.70.