Russian MICEX stock index above 1,600 for first time since 2012

MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The MICEX index of Russian stocks rose above 1,600 points on Wednesday for the first time since March 2012. At 0802 GMT the MICEX was up 1.2 percent on the day at 1,602...

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