Russia shares higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 0.35%

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

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.35%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES), which unchanged 2.92% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.08 at the close. ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR) added 1.95% or 62.50 points to end at 3,268.50 and Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO (MCX:MAGN) was up 1.22% or 0.46 points to 37.87 in late trade.

Biggest losers included PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which lost 4.27% or 22.50 points to trade at 504.90 in late trade. NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK) declined 2.69% or 25.00 points to end at 902.80 and PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) shed 2.37% or 129.00 points to 5,317.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 126 to 119 and 11 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 5.39% to 34.05.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.96% or 25.00 to $2,581.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.18% or 0.12 to hit $68.00 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $71.90 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 0.24% to 98.49, while EUR/RUB fell 0.30% to 104.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 106.39.