Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Mining and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO), which rose 3.95% or 9.40 points to trade at 247.20 at the close. Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) added 3.42% or 1.63 points to end at 49.30 and Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) was up 3.04% or 0.25 points to 8.31 in late trade.
Biggest losers included OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which lost 0.16% or 0.05 points to trade at 28.81 in late trade. GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 1,083.80 and T Tekhnologii MKPAO (MCX:TCSG) 0.00% or 0.00 points to 2,384.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 210 to 32 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 2.05% to 46.40.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 2.08% or 55.32 to $2,606.68 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.86% or 0.60 to hit $69.48 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.45% or 0.33 to trade at $72.86 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.08% to 104.68, while EUR/RUB fell 1.10% to 108.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.11% at 107.85.