Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Power, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:HYDR), which rose 4.08% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.46 at the close. Rosneft PJSC (MCX:ROSN) added 3.78% or 18.45 points to end at 506.15 and NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK) was up 3.75% or 29.40 points to 814.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR), which lost 3.71% or 96.00 points to trade at 2,494.00 in late trade. Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) declined 3.48% or 481.50 points to end at 13,338.50 and LUKOIL PJSC (MCX:LKOH) shed 1.27% or 81.00 points to 6,294.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 157 to 86 and 9 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.70% to 43.82.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.66% or 44.14 to $2,609.16 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.97% or 1.39 to hit $69.19 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.06% or 0.78 to trade at $72.61 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.12% to 103.50, while EUR/RUB fell 1.03% to 107.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 108.15.