Investing.com – Russia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining , Telecoms and Power sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Moscow, the MOEX Russia Index gained 0.12%.

The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.

The worst performers of the session were VK Company Ltd (MCX: VKCO ), which fell 1.28% or 4.40 points to trade at 338.20 at the close. Novolipetsk Steel (MCX: NLMK ) declined 0.72% or 1.08 points to end at 149.42 and Severstal PJSC (MCX: CHMF ) was down 0.42% or 5.40 points to 1,290.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Moscow Stock Exchange by 152 to 93 and 9 ended unchanged.

Shares in Polyus PJSC (MCX: PLZL ) rose to 3-years 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 0.85% or 0.68 to trade at $79.47 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 1.29% at 107.79.