MOSCOW, November 7. /TASS/. The Russian stock market opened on Thursday with a decline in the MOEX index by 0.33% to 2,662.87 points and the RTS index - by 0.33% to 851.23 points.

As of 12:25 Moscow time, the MOEX index accelerated its decline and was at 2,653.13 points (-0.37%) while the RTS index reached 850.91 points (-0.37%).

In the early morning on Thursday the Moscow Exchange announced that the opening of the stock market was postponed indefinitely due to a malfunction in the trading and clearing system.

Trading in the main session of the Moscow Exchange began 2 hours and 10 minutes later than usual. In normal mode, trading begins at 9:50 Moscow time with the opening auction, the main session - at 10:00 Moscow time.

The last time the Moscow Exchange suspended trading on the stock market was on August 14, 2024. Before that, the Moscow Exchange also suspended trading on February 13 and 14, 2024, due to a hardware failure on the main server.