Russian stocks down as Friday trading opens

Business & Economy April 05, 10:40

The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.15% at 92.37 rubles on Moscow Exchange, while the euro was down by 0.12% at 100.02 rubles

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market was down as Friday trading opened on Moscow Exchange as the MOEX Index fell by 0.42% to 3,393.2 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index lost 0.61% to 1,156.66 points, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT).

As of 10:15 a.m. (07:15 a.m. GMT) the MOEX was down by 0.35% at 3,395.69 points, while the RTS was down by 0.51% at 1,157.81 points.

Meanwhile the dollar exchange rate was up by 0.15% at 92.37 rubles on Moscow Exchange, the euro was down by 0.12% at 100.02 rubles, while the yuan was up by 0.05% at 12.73 rubles.

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