Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms , Mining and Manufacturing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX: PIKK ), which rose 7.19% or 33.90 points to trade at 505.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX: MOEX ) added 2.22% or 4.56 points to end at 209.57 and Rostelekom PJSC (MCX: RTKM ) was up 2.04% or 1.22 points to 60.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX: CBOM ), which fell 1.49% or 0.12 points to trade at 7.94 at the close. LUKOIL PJSC (MCX: LKOH ) declined 0.87% or 59.00 points to end at 6,684.00 and AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX: ALRS ) was down 0.81% or 0.41 points to 50.43.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 132 to 113 and 10 ended unchanged.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 0.75% to 54.24.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 2.04% or 67.20 to $3,361.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.84% or 0.52 to hit $62.79 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $66.53 a barrel.
USD/RUB was unchanged 0.00% to 83.13, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 94.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 99.07.