Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Mining and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were E.ON Russia (MCX:EONR), which rose 5.79% or 0.1580 points to trade at 2.8880 at the close. Meanwhile, RDR United Company RUSAL PLC (MCX:RUALR) added 5.75% or 14.00 points to end at 257.50 and TMK ao (MCX:TRMK) was up 3.52% or 1.90 points to 55.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which fell 3.57% or 0.600 points to trade at 16.200 at the close. Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) declined 1.83% or 0.740 points to end at 39.800 and ANK Bashneft OAO Pref (MCX:BANE_p) was down 1.59% or 22.0 points to 1358.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 93 to 84 and 9 ended unchanged.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 2.02% to 36.840.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.02% or 0.20 to $1159.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $52.86 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.32% or 0.18 to trade at $58.80 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.71% to 56.282, while EUR/RUB fell 0.74% to 62.753.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.58% at 96.10.