Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Power and Oil&Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia gained 1.00% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the MOEX Russia were Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI), which rose 5.03% or 0.0695 points to trade at 1.4500 at the close. Meanwhile, AFK Sistema (MCX:AFKS) added 3.09% or 0.290 points to end at 9.680 and MMK (MCX:MAGN) was up 2.60% or 1.190 points to 47.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NLMK ao (MCX:NLMK), which fell 3.55% or 6.46 points to trade at 175.54 at the close. SG mechel (MCX:MTLR) declined 1.17% or 0.81 points to end at 68.24 and Aeroflot (MCX:AFLT) was down 1.08% or 1.08 points to 99.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 141 to 89 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rosseti ao (MCX:RSTI) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.03% or 0.0695 to 1.4500.
The Russian VIX, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, was up 1.14% to 21.360.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.67% or 8.95 to $1351.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 3.68% or 1.92 to hit $54.09 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.12% or 1.29 to trade at $62.23 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 0.53% to 63.9795, while EUR/RUB fell 0.69% to 71.6552.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.115.
