The Russian stock market opened with a 3.3% increase in the Moscow Stock Exchange and the RTS indices.

The Russian stock market opened with a 3.3% increase in the Moscow Stock Exchange and the RTS indices.

The Russian stock market at the beginning of the morning trading session on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Monday maintained the upward momentum of last Friday evening after the news of a telephone conversation between the presidents of the United States and Russia, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which resulted in an agreement on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the US and international markets.