Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Telecoms and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR), which rose 5.43% or 157.00 points to trade at 3,049.00 at the close. AFK Sistema PJSC (MCX:AFKS) added 4.88% or 0.63 points to end at 13.58 and TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG) was up 4.56% or 108.20 points to 2,481.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 519.25 in late trade. FGK Rusgidro PAO (MCX:HYDR) unchanged 0.53% or 0.00 points to end at 0.51 and PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) gained 0.56% or 2.70 points to 486.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 153 to 93 and 8 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 0.39% to 35.86.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.40% or 37.60 to $2,713.90 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.49% or 0.35 to hit $72.04 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.49 to trade at $75.41 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.79% to 98.00, while EUR/RUB rose 1.49% to 105.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.72% at 104.23.