MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. The Russian stock market opened with a decline in the main indices, according to data from the Moscow Exchange. As of 10:00 Moscow time, the MOEX index fell by 1.19% to 2,391.49 points, the RTS index - also by 1.19% to 732.05 points. The MOEX index was below 2,400 points for the first time since March 24, 2023.

The yuan rose by 5.75 kopecks to 13.916 rubles.

Later, the MOEX index slowed down its decline and reached 2,398.53 points (-0.9%), while the RTS index was 734.21 points (-0.9%). At the same time, the yuan reached to 13.928 rubles (+6.95 kopecks).