MICEX climbs above benchmark 1,000-point level in early trade

MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's stock market opened higher on Tuesday with MICEX index climbing above the psychologically important level of 1,000 points amid a strong growth in world oil prices.

The index of the dollar-denominated RTS opened up 0.01% from Monday's close on 951.54 points while the index of the ruble-denominated MICEX increased 1.25% to 1,001.66 points.