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MOSCOW (Thomson Financial) - Moscow shares inched higher today on the back of a rise in oil and gas shares, after Brent crude prices reached 78.40 usd per barrel, just off the 78.56 usd all-time high hit last summer.The RTS index closed up 5.34 points, or 0.26 pct, at 2.066.74. The index hit an all-time high of 2068.02 earlier, the third consecutive session in which it has set a new record.patrick.graham@thomson.comamk/bsd/pjg/jagCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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