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Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 1.57% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Unipro PJSC (MCX:UPRO), which rose 7.88% or 0.13 points to trade at 1.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) added 5.51% or 6.42 points to end at 122.88 and NOVATEK PJSC (MCX:NVTK) was up 5.27% or 60.00 points to 1,198.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 1,083.80 at the close. PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) added 0.64% or 4.10 points to end at 641.00 and VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO) was up 0.84% or 2.80 points to 334.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 195 to 40 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to 1,083.80.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.51% to 35.17.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.12% or 4.15 to $3,457.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.77% or 0.49 to hit $63.39 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.44% or 0.29 to trade at $66.14 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.94% to 79.99, while EUR/RUB rose 0.76% to 93.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 98.09.