MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market went down as Thursday trading opened on Moscow Exchange as the MOEX Index fell by 0.85% to 2,740.53 points, while the RTS Index lost 0.85% to 877.67 points, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT). The yuan exchange rate against the ruble was flat compared with previous closing as trading opened at 13.6 rubles.
As of 10:25 a.m. Moscow time (07:25 a.m. GMT), the MOEX was down by 1.24% at 2,729.68 points, the RTS was down by 1.24% at 874.2 points, while the yuan was up by 1.4 kopecks at 13.614 rubles.
On June 13, the Moscow Exchange suspended trading in the dollar and euro after the US Treasury imposed sanctions against it and the National Clearing Center, part of the Moscow Exchange group. The regulator uses bank reports and information from over-the-counter trading to determine the dollar and euro exchange rates to the ruble.