MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. The dollar-denominated RTS index surged by 2.83% at the opening of Tuesday trade on the Moscow Exchange to 665.22 points while the ruble-denominated MICEX index rose by 2.4% to 1660.84 points.
The cost of the futures contracts of Brent crude oil for March delivery on London's ICE trading went up by 3% to $29.4 per barrel on Tuesday.