Investing.com – Russian stocks were higher after Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the price rose 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the were Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:), which rose 4.22% or 2.50 points to trade at 61.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:) added 3.22% or 0.19 points to end at 6.03 and Polyus PJSC (MCX:) rose 2.97% or 436.50 points to 15,152.00 in the late trade.
The session’s worst performers were AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:), which fell 4.22% or 0.53 points to trade at 12:04 p.m. Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:) fell 0.17% or 0.31 points to end at 187.35 and Sberbank Rossii PJSC Pref (MCX:) fell 0.13% or 0.32 points to 237.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 141 to 99, with 14 ending unchanged.
Shares in AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:) fell to a 52-week low; fell by 4.22% or 0.53 to 12.04. Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:) rose to a 52-week high; gain of 2.97% or 436.50 to 15,152.00. Shares in Sberbank Rossii PJSC Pref (MCX:) fell to a 52-week low; a decrease of 0.13% or 0.32 to 237.80.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, fell 0.61% to 40.56.
December gold futures fell 0.12%, or 3.25, to $2,746.05 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for December delivery rose 0.10% or 0.07 to $69.33 per barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.28% or 0.20 to $72.65 per barrel. barrel.
USD/RUB rose 0.65% to 98.00, while EUR/RUB rose 0.19% to 106.18.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.35% to 104.24.