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 rose 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the were FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:), which rose 4.08% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Rosneft PJSC (MCX:) added 3.78% or 18.45 points to end at 506.15 and NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:) was up 3.75% or 29.40 points to 814.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:), which fell 3.71% or 96.00 points to trade at 2,494.00 at the close. Polyus PJSC (MCX:) declined 3.48% or 481.50 points to end at 13,338.50 and LUKOIL PJSC (MCX:) was down 1.27% or 81.00 points to 6,294.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 157 to 86 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.71% or 96.00 to 2,494.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.70% to 43.82.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.68% or 44.56 to $2,608.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.98% or 1.40 to hit $69.18 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.06% or 0.78 to trade at $72.61 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.12% to 103.50, while EUR/RUB fell 1.02% to 107.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 108.15.
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