Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Mining, Oil&Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia added 0.53% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which rose 3.41% or 5.39 points to trade at 163.27 at the close. Meanwhile, X5 Retail Group NV (MCX:FIVEDR) added 3.03% or 54.5 points to end at 1854.0 and Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) was up 2.80% or 13.60 points to 500.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moskovskaya Birzha OAO (MCX:MOEX), which fell 3.18% or 3.91 points to trade at 119.15 at the close. NK RussNeft PAO (MCX:RNFT) declined 2.20% or 12.5 points to end at 555.0 and Unipro (MCX:UPRO) was down 1.45% or 0.0400 points to 2.7100.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 109 to 93 and 31 ended unchanged.
Shares in NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK) rose to all time highs; rising 3.41% or 5.39 to 163.27. Shares in Tatneft OAO Pref (MCX:TATN_p) rose to all time highs; up 2.80% or 13.60 to 500.10.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 21.45% to 23.670.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.09% or 1.20 to $1319.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.40% or 0.28 to hit $70.98 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.18% or 0.91 to trade at $78.03 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.25% to 61.7628, while EUR/RUB rose 0.09% to 73.9750.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 92.25.
