The Russian stock market finished Wednesday trading with growth due to consolidation of electricity, telecommunications and manufacturing sectors.
At the time of closing on the Moscow Stock Exchange, MICEX rose 0.70%.
The leaders of growth among the components of the MICEX index at the end of Wednesday trading were shares of OAO TMK (MCX: TRMK), which went up by 4.65 p. (9.24%) and closed at around 55.00. Quotes of OAO RusHydro (MCX: HYDR) rose 0.0530 p. (8.48%), ending trading at 0.6780. Shares of OAO Transneft pref (MCX: TRNF_p) rose 9.400 p. (5.96%), closing at 167.200.
Leaders of falling were shares of Moscow Exchange (MCX: MOEX), the price of which fell by 2.60 p. (2.74%), ending the session at around 92.30. Shares of OAO Cherkizovo Group (MCX: GCHE) fell 26.0 p. (2.46%), closing at 1030.0 and DDR United RUSAL Plc (MCX: RUALR) fell in price by 5.70 p. (2.46%) and closed trading at around 225.70.
At the Moscow Stock Exchange the number of advancing securities (118) exceeded the number closed in red (93), and rates of 11 shares remained virtually unchanged.
Shares of OAO RusHydro (MCX: HYDR) rose to a 52-week high, rising 8.48%, 0.0530 p. to 0.6780. Shares of United DDR RUSAL Plc (MCX: RUALR) fell to a 52-week low, having fallen in price by 2.46%, to 225.70.
The Volatility Index – Russian VIX, which is based on indicators of options trading on the MICEX, fell 0.08% to reach 36,440.
Gold futures for February delivery added 1.23%, or 13.10, reaching $ 1074.70 per ounce. As for other commodities, the price of WTI crude oil for January delivery fell 4.28%, or 1.60, to $ 35.75 per barrel. Brent futures for February delivery fell 3.24%, or 1.26, to $ 37.48 a barrel.
Meanwhile, USD/RUB rose 0.90% to 70.430, and EUR/RUB rose 0.77%, reaching 77.108.
USD Index rose 0.06% to 98.27.