MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The MOEX Index is up by more than 3.7%, having surpassed 2,700 points for the first time since November 19, 2024, according to trading data.

As of 10:50 a.m. Moscow time (07:50 a.m. GMT) the MOEX Index was up by 2.47% at 2,703.6 points.

As of 11:05 a.m. Moscow time (08:05 a.m. GMT) the MOEX was up by 3.78% at 2,738.27 points while the RTS Index was up by 3.79% at 842.86 points. Meanwhile, the yuan exchange rate was down by 11.3 kopecks at 13.847 rubles.

As trading opened on the Moscow Exchange the MOEX Index gained 1.15% to 2,668.72 points, the RTS Index added 1.15% to 821.45 points, while the yuan against the ruble lost 3.25 kopecks with previous closing to 13.928 rubles.