Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.18% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM), which rose 6.63% or 4.32 points to trade at 69.51 at the close. Transneft PJSC Pref (MCX:TRNF_p) added 4.71% or 53.00 points to end at 1,184.00 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) was up 4.14% or 28.20 points to 710.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:HYDR), which lost 4.72% or 0.03 points to trade at 0.54 in late trade. PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) declined 0.50% or 36.00 points to end at 7,119.00 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) shed 0.23% or 0.15 points to 64.66.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 158 to 75 and 21 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 1.04% to 35.10.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.25% or 7.41 to $2,926.99 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.18% or 0.85 to hit $73.17 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.29% or 0.98 to trade at $76.85 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.11% to 96.50, while EUR/RUB rose 0.46% to 100.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 107.78.