Russia shares higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 0.73%

Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Oil&Gas sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 0.73%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:HYDR), which rose 4.96% or 0.03 points to trade at 0.54 at the close. AK ALROSA PJSC (MCX:ALRS) added 4.30% or 2.28 points to end at 55.28 and Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) was up 4.08% or 5.54 points to 141.32 in late trade.

Biggest losers included GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR), which lost 1.27% or 16.00 points to trade at 1,243.80 in late trade. TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX:TATN) declined 0.60% or 3.70 points to end at 610.60 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin Pref (MCX:TATN_p) shed 0.36% or 2.20 points to 609.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 169 to 73 and 13 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 2.99% to 30.19.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.40% or 10.60 to $2,665.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 4.90% or 3.70 to hit $71.86 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.54% or 0.41 to trade at $74.91 a barrel.

USD/RUB was unchanged 0.00% to 95.60, while EUR/RUB fell 0.01% to 104.28.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.98.