Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX gained 1.61% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MICEX were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which rose 8.31% or 8.64 points to trade at 112.66 at the close. United Company Rusal Plc (MCX:RUAL) added 7.77% or 1.820 points to end at 25.240 and Severstal - ao (MCX:CHMF) was up 5.09% or 44.70 points to 922.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included AK Transneft OAO Pref (MCX:TRNF_p), which lost 3.37% or 5750 points to trade at 165000 in late trade. Polymetal International PLC (MCX:POLY) declined 2.17% or 16.00 points to end at 722.00 and GidroOGK-011D (MCX:HYDR) shed 1.53% or 0.0121 points to 0.7777.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 149 to 70 and 24 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.42% to 27.150.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was down 0.51% or 6.45 to $1267.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.41% or 0.64 to hit $44.63 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.19% or 0.55 to trade at $45.81 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 2.00% to 65.1528, while EUR/RUB rose 1.87% to 70.920.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 98.82.