CORRECTED: MICEX, RTS indexes down 0.6%-0.7% at opening
(oil price dynamics adjusted in para 1)
MOSCOW. July 28 (Interfax) - Russia's benchmark stock indexes fell at the opening of trading in Moscow on Friday amid worsening market conditions and lingering fears of new U.S. sanctions; the decline was tempered by higher oil prices.
The MICEX stock index was down 0.6% to 1,933.3 points and the RTS was down 0.7% to 1,023.6 after the first minute of trading.
Decliners among ruble-priced benchmark stocks on the Moscow Exchange included Alrosa (-0.7%), Gazprom (-0.6%), Lukoil (-0.7%), Magnit (-0.6%), Mobile TeleSystems (-0.5%), Norilsk Nickel (-0.7%), Rosneft (-0.7%), Rosseti (-0.9%), Sberbank of Russia (-1.2%), Surgutneftegas (-0.8%) and Tatneft (-1%).
Advancers included Polyus (+0.2%) and Rusal (+0.3%).