MOSCOW: Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.81% to hit new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were SG mechel (MCX:MTLR), which rose 6.21% or 4.00 points to trade at 68.39 at the close. Meanwhile, MMK (MCX:MAGN) added 5.95% or 1.250 points to end at 22.250 and MVideo (MCX:MVID) was up 5.16% or 10.30 points to 210.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verhnesald MPO (MCX:VSMO), which fell 4.32% or 560.0 points to trade at 12400.0 at the close. Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) declined 1.74% or 0.0080 points to end at 0.4520 and Surgut (MCX:SNGS) was down 1.52% or 0.530 points to 34.295.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 106 to 87 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.95% or 1.250 to 22.250.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.29% to 39.250.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.12% or 1.40 to $1132.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 5.46% or 2.47 to hit $47.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 4.59% or 2.29 to trade at $52.34 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.72% to 64.891, while EUR/RUB fell 0.17% to 72.775.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 96.00.
