Investing.com – Russian stocks were higher after Monday’s close, as gains in the banking and services sectors led shares higher.
At the end of trading in Moscow, the index rose by 3.78%.
The session’s top performer was NOVATEK (MCX:), which rose 9.54% or 88.20 points to trade at 1,013.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Gazprom PAO (MCX:) added 8.48% or 9.91 points to close at 126.72, and Aeroflot (MCX:) rose 6.63% or 3.08 points to close at 49.53 at the close.
The worst performance in the session was Moskovsky Credit Bank OAO (MCX:), which fell 1.01% or 0.07 points to trade at 6.66 at the close. Ross Agro PLC The MCX index fell by 0.10% or 1.20 points to close at 1,217.40. Head Hunter Group PLC (MCX:) stock decreased by 0.00% or 0.00 points to 3,908.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Exchange by 234 to 16, while 3 stocks remained unchanged.
The MOEX Russia Index, which measures the implied volatility of MOEX Russia options, fell 1.19% to 33.94.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.29%, or $7.30, to $2,553.60 an ounce. In other trading, October crude oil futures rose 3.11%, or $2.33, to $77.16 a barrel, while November Brent crude futures fell 0.06%, or $0.05, to trade at $80.14 a barrel.
The USD/RUB pair remained unchanged by 0.00% at 92.00, while the EUR/RUB pair remained unchanged by 0.00% at 102.68.
US dollar index futures rose 0.16% to 100.76.