© Reuters. Russia stocks higher at close of trade; MICEX up 0.88%Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Moscow, the gained 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the were Yandex NV (MCX:), which rose 6.35% or 64.00 points to trade at 1072.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:) added 6.32% or 2.900 points to end at 48.800 and Ros Agro PLC (MCX:) was up 3.45% or 41 points to 1231 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PhosAgro ao (MCX:), which fell 1.72% or 45.0 points to trade at 2566.0 at the close. Verhnesald MPO (MCX:) declined 1.40% or 180.0 points to end at 12710.0 and Uralkaliy (MCX:) was down 1.07% or 1.75 points to 162.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 102 to 97 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Niznekamskneftekhim ao (MCX:) rose to all time highs; up 6.32% or 2.900 to 48.800. Shares in Ros Agro PLC (MCX:) rose to all time highs; rising 3.45% or 41 to 1231.
The , which measures the implied volatility of MICEX options, was down 1.52% to 44.620.
Gold for April delivery was down 2.31% or 28.60 to $1210.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.09% or 0.32 to hit $29.12 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 3.04% or 1.01 to trade at $32.38 a barrel.
USD/RUB was up 1.06% to 77.7951, while EUR/RUB rose 1.09% to 86.784.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 96.84.
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