Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the MOEX Metals and Mining, MOEX Telecommunication and MOEX Electric Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL), which rose 5.47% or 819.00 points to trade at 15,790.00 at the close. PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK) added 5.11% or 32.10 points to end at 660.80 and Surgutneftegas PJSC (MCX:SNGS) was up 4.14% or 1.08 points to 27.07 in late trade.
Biggest losers included VK Company Ltd (MCX:VKCO), which fell 1.28% or 4.40 points to trade at 338.20 in late trade. Novolipetsk Steel (MCX:NLMK) declined 0.72% or 1.08 points to end at 149.42 and Severstal PJSC (MCX:CHMF) down 0.42% or 5.40 points to 1,290.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 152 to 93 and 9 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX:PLZL) rose to 3-year highs; up 5.47% or 819.00 to 15,790.00.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was down 1.95% to 36.20.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.25% or 6.91 to $2,755.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.80% or 1.39 to hit $76.00 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.81% or 0.65 to trade at $79.50 a barrel.
USD/RUB was down 1.47% to 99.50, while EUR/RUB fell 1.45% to 103.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.30% at 107.79.