Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Telecoms and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.91%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which rose 4.53% or 31.50 points to trade at 727.00 at the close. Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) added 3.84% or 632.50 points to end at 17,098.00 and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:MOEX) was up 2.36% or 4.86 points to 211.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which lost 1.62% or 0.61 points to trade at 36.76 in late trade. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) declined 1.57% or 0.24 points to end at 14.72 and ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR) shed 1.46% or 52.00 points to 3,511.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 146 to 98 and 10 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 2.87% to 35.23.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.47% or 12.86 to $2,777.86 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $74.59 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.18% or 0.14 to trade at $78.43 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 2.08% to 97.80, while EUR/RUB fell 1.32% to 102.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 107.25.