Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.54% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK), which rose 2.87% or 31.60 points to trade at 1,133.40 at the close. Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) added 2.39% or 0.05 points to end at 2.22 and Mobil’nye Telesistemy PJSC (MCX:MTSS) was up 1.84% or 4.15 points to 229.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR), which lost 1.35% or 1.10 points to trade at 80.09 in late trade. MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:GMKN) declined 1.24% or 1.50 points to end at 120.80 and ROSSETI PJSC (MCX:FEES) 0.99% or 0.00 points to 0.08.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 156 to 82 and 16 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.46% to 34.93.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.62% or 46.67 to $2,934.27 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.08% or 1.48 to hit $72.48 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.88% or 1.40 to trade at $76.06 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.40% to 96.60, while EUR/RUB fell 0.58% to 99.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 108.21.