Investing.com – Russia equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the MOEX Metals and Mining, MOEX Electric Utilities and MOEX Oil and Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 1.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the MOEX Russia Index were OK Rusal MKPAO (MCX:RUAL), which rose 7.33% or 2.70 points to trade at 39.62 at the close. ADS Ozon Holdings PLC ORD SHS (MCX:OZONDR) added 4.54% or 150.00 points to end at 3,457.50 and Aeroflot PJSC (MCX:AFLT) was up 3.79% or 2.33 points to 63.86 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PIK SHb PJSC (MCX:PIKK), which fell 0.59% or 2.90 points to trade at 491.00 in late trade. PhosAgro PJSC (MCX:PHOR) declined 0.09% or 5.00 points to end at 5,433.00 and GDR Globaltrans Inves ORD SHS (MCX:GLTRDR) 0.00% or 0.00 points to 519.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 174 to 66 and 15 ended unchanged on the Moscow Stock Exchange.
The Russian Volatility Index – RVI, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia Index options, was up 0.06% to 33.92.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.24% or 6.15 to $2,566.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.45% or 1.68 to hit $67.02 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.00% or 1.45 to trade at $71.11 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 0.42% to 99.99, while EUR/RUB rose 0.41% to 105.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 106.69.