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Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MICEX rose 0.51% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MICEX were MMK (MCX:MAGN), which rose 4.50% or 1.435 points to trade at 33.335 at the close. Meanwhile, PIK (MCX:PIKK) added 2.83% or 7.10 points to end at 258.30 and Rosneft (MCX:ROSN) was up 2.46% or 8.15 points to 339.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS), which fell 1.14% or 0.265 points to trade at 23.010 at the close. Surgut-pref (MCX:SNGS_p) declined 1.10% or 0.370 points to end at 33.250 and VTB (MCX:VTBR) was down 0.88% or 0.0006 points to 0.0674.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 124 to 108 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in MMK (MCX:MAGN) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.50% or 1.435 to 33.335.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was up 2.16% to 26.000.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.31% or 4.15 to $1347.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.43% or 1.08 to hit $45.57 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.41% or 1.13 to trade at $48.10 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.08% to 64.0653, while EUR/RUB fell 0.84% to 71.675.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 95.55.
Source by Investing.com
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