Russia shares higher at close of trade; MOEX Russia Index up 0.71%

Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil&Gas and Power sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index added 0.71%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Rostelekom PJSC (MCX:RTKM), which rose 2.45% or 1.77 points to trade at 74.09 at the close. GDR ROS AGRO PLC ORD SHS (MCX:AGRODR) added 1.69% or 21.60 points to end at 1,302.60 and TATNEFT n.a. V.D. Shashin (MCX:TATN) was up 1.56% or 10.10 points to 659.10 in late trade.

Biggest losers included TKS Holding MKPAO (MCX:TCSG), which lost 1.64% or 42.50 points to trade at 2,546.50 in late trade. Surgutneftegas PJSC Pref (MCX:SNGS_p) declined 1.49% or 0.82 points to end at 54.24 and VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO) shed 1.00% or 3.40 points to 336.60.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 153 to 92 and 8 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 3.64% to 30.77.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.22% or 5.85 to $2,673.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.00% or 0.74 to hit $74.45 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.48 to trade at $78.10 a barrel.

USD/RUB was up 0.27% to 95.01, while EUR/RUB fell 0.23% to 104.27.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 102.24.