8 Apr 2013 10:17

Russian stock market opens week with growth

MOSCOW. April 8 (Interfax) - The Russian stock market kicked off the week with growth amid a global correction after last week's decline.

By 10:01 a.m. Moscow time, the MICEX stock index had grown 0.4% to 1422.95 points, and the RTS index had climbed 0.7% to 1420.65 points.

The majority of benchmark stocks on the Moscow Exchange rose by up to 1%, led by Surgutneftegas (+0.8%).