By Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 9.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO), which rose 17.87% or 44.40 points to trade at 292.80 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) added 17.62% or 65.50 points to end at 437.30 and Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:MTSS) was up 14.42% or 24.70 points to 195.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR), which fell 0.56% or 33.00 points to trade at 5,814.00 at the close. T Tekhnologii MKPAO (MCX:TCSG) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 2,384.80 and GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 1,083.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 246 to 5 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 3.62% to 40.09 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.27% or 33.06 to $2,641.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.53% or 1.08 to hit $69.50 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $72.93 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.48% to 103.00, while EUR/RUB rose 0.14% to 107.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 107.56.