MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. The MOEX index attempted to recover in the middle of the week, the benchmark managed to bounce off the 2,370 - 2,380 point area and stormed 2,400 points several times.
By the end of the day, the MOEX index grew by 1.35% to 2,409.35 points, the dollar RTS index - by 1.57% to 738.5 points.
The yuan exchange rate rose by 8 kopecks in a day to 14.15 rubles.