Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the gained 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:), which rose 4.53% or 31.50 points to trade at 727.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PJSC (MCX:) added 3.84% or 632.50 points to end at 17,098.00 and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:) was up 2.36% or 4.86 points to 211.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:), which fell 1.62% or 0.61 points to trade at 36.76 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:) declined 1.57% or 0.24 points to end at 14.72 and ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:) was down 1.46% or 52.00 points to 3,511.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 146 to 98 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.84% or 632.50 to 17,098.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 2.87% to 35.23.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.46% or 12.76 to $2,777.76 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $74.60 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.14 to trade at $78.43 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 2.08% to 97.80, while EUR/RUB fell 1.32% to 102.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 107.25.
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