Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 1.18%

Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the gained 1.18%.

The best performers of the session on the were ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:), which rose 8.34% or 228.50 points to trade at 2,967.50 at the close. Meanwhile, VK Company Ltd (MCX:) added 7.22% or 17.60 points to end at 261.20 and MMC NORILSK NICKEL PJSC (MCX:) was up 6.63% or 6.90 points to 111.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:), which fell 1.72% or 7.00 points to trade at 400.40 at the close. GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:) declined 0.32% or 3.60 points to end at 1,117.60 and Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC (MCX:) was down 0.31% or 0.58 points to 187.81.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 126 to 126 and 4 ended unchanged.

Shares in PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.72% or 7.00 to 400.40.

The , which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 5.18% to 67.23 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.59% or 15.67 to $2,661.97 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $68.72 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $72.30 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 7.25% to 113.15, while EUR/RUB rose 8.04% to 119.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.89% at 106.02.