Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the added 1.02%.
The best performers of the session on the were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:), which rose 5.43% or 157.00 points to trade at 3,049.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:) added 4.88% or 0.63 points to end at 13.58 and TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:) was up 4.56% or 108.20 points to 2,481.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 519.25 at the close. FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:) unchanged 0.53% or 0.00 points to end at 0.51 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:) was up 0.56% or 2.70 points to 486.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 153 to 93 and 8 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 0.39% to 35.86.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.43% or 38.30 to $2,714.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.50% or 0.36 to hit $72.05 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.50 to trade at $75.42 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.79% to 98.00, while EUR/RUB rose 1.49% to 105.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.72% at 104.23.
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