Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the gained 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the were Unipro (MCX:), which rose 4.47% or 0.08 points to trade at 1.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Polyus PAO (MCX:) added 3.47% or 426.50 points to end at 12,731.50 and Surgut-pref (MCX:) was up 2.27% or 1.05 points to 47.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ALROSA ao (MCX:), which fell 2.41% or 1.47 points to trade at 59.48 at the close. VK Company Ltd DRC (MCX:) declined 1.98% or 8.60 points to end at 426.80 and PhosAgro ao (MCX:) was down 1.31% or 71.00 points to 5,345.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 125 to 121 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in VK Company Ltd DRC (MCX:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.98% or 8.60 to 426.80. Shares in PhosAgro ao (MCX:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.31% or 71.00 to 5,345.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 0.74% to 32.75.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.61% or 39.90 to $2,513.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.67% or 2.82 to hit $79.66 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $81.92 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.02% to 90.98, while EUR/RUB unchanged 0.00% to 99.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 102.94.
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