Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Manufacturing and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX added 0.21% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 4.73% or 1.580 points to trade at 35.000 at the close. SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) added 3.24% or 4.65 points to end at 148.30 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was up 2.74% or 5.45 points to 204.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DIXY Group ao (MCX:DIXY), which lost 2.16% or 4.60 points to trade at 208.00 in late trade. PIK (MCX:PIKK) declined 1.82% or 5.60 points to end at 302.40 and NK Rosneft PAO (MCX:ROSN) shed 1.56% or 5.20 points to 327.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 114 to 90 and 14 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 2.10% to 22.830.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.35% or 4.28 to $1223.48 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 3.44% or 1.62 to hit $45.45 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.90% or 1.44 to trade at $48.17 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.15% to 60.0898, while EUR/RUB rose 1.27% to 68.1805.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 96.10.