Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 3.75% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Bank VTB PJSC (MCX:VTBR), which rose 12.48% or 10.96 points to trade at 98.75 at the close. Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO) added 8.19% or 0.21 points to end at 2.75 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) was up 8.17% or 5.63 points to 74.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL), which lost 1.12% or 209.50 points to trade at 18,500.00 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 Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO (MCX:CBOM) gained 0.54% or 0.05 points to 10.05.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 244 to 8 and 2 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.04% to 48.32 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.36% or 10.50 to $2,911.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.95% or 0.67 to hit $71.38 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.76% or 0.57 to trade at $75.31 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.48% to 91.50, while EUR/RUB rose 0.33% to 95.91.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 106.61.