MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. Russia’s stock market went down as Monday trading opened on Moscow Exchange as the MOEX Index fell by 0.43% to 2,474.62 points, while the RTS Index lost 0.43% to 753.7 points, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT). The yuan against the ruble added 6.4 kopecks as trading opened compared with previous closing to 13.934 rubles.

As of 10:20 a.m. Moscow time (07:20 a.m. GMT) the MOEX was down by 0.68% at 2,468.18 points, while the RTS was down by 0.68% at 751.74 points. The yuan was down by 8.7 kopecks at 13.782 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.