MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The Moscow Exchange saw growth of the Russian stock indices at the beginning of the main session on Monday.

As of 10:36 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX index rose by 0.69%, up to 2,448.3 points, the RTS index went up by 0.45%, up to 1,280.73 points.

At the opening of trading, the Moscow Exchange index stood at 2,436.48 points (+0.2%), while the RTS index edged down by 0.01% compared to the previous session's closing level, to 1,274.86 points.

The dollar-to-ruble rate edged down by 0.09% to 60.22 rubles, while the euro rate was up by 0.49% to 60.15 rubles, as of 10:36 a.m. Moscow time.

At the opening of the main session, the dollar-to-ruble rate fell by 0.24% to 60.13 rubles, the euro rate rose by 0.2% to 60 rubles.